Content distribution and incremental feedback control apparatus and method

• US 20060059518A1
• Filed: 11/08/2005
• Published: 03/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andrew J. Czuchry Jr, William L. Florence III
• Original Assignee: Andrew J. Czuchry Jr, William L. Florence III
• Inventors: Czuchry, Andrew J. Jr., Florence, William L. III
• Application Number:
  US11/269,444
• Publication Number:
  US 20060059518A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/46
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A system for authenticated content distribution and feedback control. Distribution and management of content or information from databases, or libraries of content, to a plurality of authenticated content users is controlled by a central computer processor operating a content distribution control module. Content users interface with the system through content review and organization control modules. The content distribution control module communicates with one or more content storage devices and with the content organization control modules via telecommunications links. A content interaction feedback module provides automated feedback to the content distribution control module, based upon user interaction with the content review and organization control modules and corresponding content storage devices. By integrating the automated feedback through the content interaction feedback module, along with additional release criteria, the content distribution module determines the appropriate flow of additional content to the users.

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