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Distributed System and Methodology for Delivery of Media Content

  • US 20050177745A1
  • Filed: 04/30/2004
  • Published: 08/11/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for distributing media comprising:

  • receiving at a server a request from a first client for a particular media item, said first client having broadband connectivity to other clients;

    at the server, determining a second client who has an encrypted copy of the desired media item;

    transferring the encrypted copy of the desired media item from the second client to the first client;

    after the encrypted copy has been transferred to the first client, indicating at the first client that the desired media item is now available; and

    in response to receiving payment authorization from the first client, decrypting the desired media item for use at the first client.

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