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Method and system for network-based purchase and distribution of media

  • US 20050021478A1
  • Filed: 04/26/2004
  • Published: 01/27/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for purchasing access to a media item over a network, said method comprising:

  • (a) receiving, over the network, a buy request from a user requesting to buy a particular media item, the buy request being initiated by the user through a single graphical user interface action by the user once an identifier for the particular media item is displayed on a display screen for the user, and the buy request including an account identifier for the user;

    (b) initiating payment for the particular media item being purchased in response to the buy request being received, the payment being processed using information previously stored in a user account associated with the user;

    (c) determining media access information pertaining to the particular media item; and

    (d) sending, over the network, the media access information to a user machine of the user, the media access information thereafter being used by the user machine to access the particular media item.

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