Trial use of a collection of media files
First Claim
1. A system for obtaining media files, comprising:
- a file sharing application configured to initiate a communication session with a file server, the file server managing download requests for a collection of media files, the collection of media files subject to a trial period; and
media file selection logic configured to prompt a user to select a subset of media files from the collection of media files that was downloaded from the file server after the trial period is detected to have expired, the user selecting the subset of media files that the user would like to keep for continued use, wherein remaining media files not selected by the user are configured to be inaccessible by the user after the trial period has expired.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for sharing media files. One embodiment of the system, among others, can be implemented as follows. The system includes a file sharing application configured to initiate a communication session with a file server, where the file server that manages download requests for a collection of media files, where the collection of media files are subject to a trial period. The system further includes media file selection logic configured to prompt a user to select a subset of media files from the collection of media files that was downloaded from the file server after the trial period is detected to have expired. In accordance with this embodiment, the user selects a subset of media files that the user would like to keep for continued use and the remaining media files not selected by the user are then configured to be inaccessible by the user after the trial period has expired. Other systems and methods are also provided.
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1. A system for obtaining media files, comprising:
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a file sharing application configured to initiate a communication session with a file server, the file server managing download requests for a collection of media files, the collection of media files subject to a trial period; and
media file selection logic configured to prompt a user to select a subset of media files from the collection of media files that was downloaded from the file server after the trial period is detected to have expired, the user selecting the subset of media files that the user would like to keep for continued use, wherein remaining media files not selected by the user are configured to be inaccessible by the user after the trial period has expired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for obtaining media files, comprising:
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downloading a collection of media files, the collection of media files subject to a trial period;
detecting expiration of the trial period;
prompting a user to select a subset of media files from the collection of media files after detection of the expired trial period;
enabling the selecting media files for continued use by the user; and
disabling remaining media files from the collection, such the user is unable to access the remaining media files. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium having a computer program for obtaining media files, the program including instructions for performing the steps of:
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detecting expiration of a trial period for a collection of media files;
prompting a user to select a subset of media files from the collection of media files after detection of the expired trial period;
enabling the selecting media files for continued use by the user; and
disabling remaining media files from the collection, such the user is unable to access the remaining media files. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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