System and method for providing a secure intellectual property marketplace
First Claim
1. A secure information marketplace system, comprising:
- data storage which securely stores IP, associated with an account holder;
a deposit system which securely deposits the IP into the data storage;
an access system which accesses the IP stored in the data storage; and
an IP withdrawal system which retrieves the IP stored in the data storage.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing an intellectual property marketplace (IM) using a secured information vault so that individual owners of intellectual property (IP) may control and manage the access and dissemination of the IP. Producers of the IP may also receive compensation for transactions in the marketplace. Multiple services for adding IP such as books, movies, video, papers, research, music, inventions, or the like, to the IM include controlling authorized access to the IP and generation of advertising based on types of IP in order to solicit potential consumers. Transactions may be securely transacted using public keying infrastructure (PKI). Consumers subscribing to the IM may also be automatically notified when IP is added to the IM based on predetermined preferences established by the consumer.
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37 Claims
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1. A secure information marketplace system, comprising:
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data storage which securely stores IP, associated with an account holder;
a deposit system which securely deposits the IP into the data storage;
an access system which accesses the IP stored in the data storage; and
an IP withdrawal system which retrieves the IP stored in the data storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An information marketplace system comprising at least one component to:
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create an account in an information vault;
securely deposit IP in the information vault and to associate the IP with the account;
access the IP in the information vault; and
advertise the IP to potential consumers of the IP. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of providing an IP repository, comprising the steps of:
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accessing an information vault to perform a transaction involving an item of IP stored in the information vault;
authenticating an identity of an user accessing the item of IP; and
executing the transaction when the identity of the user is authenticated. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of charging for information comprising:
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authenticating an owner depositing IP in a secure information marketplace;
depositing IP by the owner into the secure information marketplace;
advertising the IP to attract a customer;
transacting a sale of the IP with the customer, wherein the customer is authenticated;
providing the IP to the customer; and
charging the customer a fee for the IP. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer program product includes at least one component to:
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access an information vault to perform a transaction involving an item of IP stored in the information vault;
authenticate an identity of an entity performing the accessing; and
execute the transaction when the identity of the entity is authenticated.
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