System and method for queuing purchase transactions

• US 20070073726A1
• Filed: 08/07/2006
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RealNetworks, Inc.
• Original Assignee: RealNetworks, Inc.
• Inventors: Klein, Eric, Hug, Joshua
• Application Number:
  US11/501,165
• Publication Number:
  US 20070073726A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/334 Query execution G06F16/335 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/43 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/45 Clustering; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1011 to devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1015 to users
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1235 with control of digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0637 Approvals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00086 Circuits for prevention of unauthorised reproduction or copying, e.g. piracy indicating unauthorised use of record carriers in general G11B23/28; scrambling for television signal recording H04N5/913; network architectures or network protocols for network security H04L63/00; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/322 used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/10 : Architectures or entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 : Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 : at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 : Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 : User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 : Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 : using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 : Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 : from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

A method, computer program product and computing device for presenting identifying information associated with at least one media content item, the identifying information being presented to a user on a personal media device. A purchase request to purchase the at least one media content item associated with the identifying information is received. Upon receiving the purchase request, a media content item identifier associated with the at least one media content item is stored in a purchase queue to initiate purchase of the at least one media content item at a later time.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

presenting identifying information associated with at least one media content item, the identifying information being presented to a user on a personal media device;

receiving a purchase request to purchase the at least one media content item associated with the identifying information; and

upon receiving the purchase request, storing a media content item identifier associated with the at least one media content item in a purchase queue to initiate purchase of the at least one media content item at a later time.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

establishing communication with a media distribution system.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

transmitting a queue purchase request to the media distribution system, wherein the queue purchase request includes the media content item identifier associated with the at least one media content item.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

re-licensing the at least one media content item.

5. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

downloading the at least one media content item.

6. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

receiving a confirmation of a completed purchase transaction concerning the at least one media content item.

7. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

presenting identifying information associated with at least one media content item, the identifying information being presented to a user on a personal media device;

receiving a purchase request to purchase the at least one media content item associated with the identifying information; and

upon receiving the purchase request, storing a media content item identifier associated with the at least one media content item in a purchase queue to initiate purchase of the at least one media content item at a later time.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 further comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:

establishing communication with a media distribution system.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 further comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:

transmitting a queue purchase request to the media distribution system, wherein the queue purchase request includes the media content item identifier associated with the at least one media content item.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:

re-licensing the at least one media content item.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:

downloading the at least one media content item.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:

receiving a confirmation of a completed purchase transaction concerning the at least one media content item.

13. A computing device configured to perform operations comprising:

presenting identifying information associated with at least one media content item, the identifying information being presented to a user on a personal media device;

receiving a purchase request to purchase the at least one media content item associated with the identifying information; and

upon receiving the purchase request, storing a media content item identifier associated with the at least one media content item in a purchase queue to initiate purchase of the at least one media content item at a later time.

14. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the computing device is further configured to perform operations comprising:

establishing communication with a media distribution system.

15. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the computing device is further configured to perform operations comprising:

transmitting a queue purchase request to the media distribution system, wherein the queue purchase request includes the media content item identifier associated with the at least one media content item.

16. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the computing device is further configured to perform operations comprising:

re-licensing the at least one media content item.

17. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the computing device is further configured to perform operations comprising:

downloading the at least one media content item.

18. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the computing device is further configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving a confirmation of a completed purchase transaction concerning the at least one media content item.