Online multimedia file distribution system and method
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1. A method of providing multimedia content to users in a peer-to-peer network, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of users having remote devices including available multimedia content;
providing centralized control of access to the available multimedia content;
receiving requests for access to the available multimedia content from the users;
storing the requests in the network;
analyzing the requests to determine patterns of data corresponding to the available multimedia content correlated across the network; and
making recommendations to at least one user as a function of the analyzed requests.
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Abstract
An online multimedia file distribution system and method applying a brokerage exchange model to peer-to-peer networks to thereby deliver a secure exchange of digital multimedia files between users and/or clients while providing payment, payment receipt and remuneration of the entity having ownership interest in the multimedia, digital rights management, and search functions.
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1. A method of providing multimedia content to users in a peer-to-peer network, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of users having remote devices including available multimedia content;
providing centralized control of access to the available multimedia content;
receiving requests for access to the available multimedia content from the users;
storing the requests in the network;
analyzing the requests to determine patterns of data corresponding to the available multimedia content correlated across the network; and
making recommendations to at least one user as a function of the analyzed requests. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for authorizing exchange of multimedia content in a distributed online network, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of devices on which multimedia content may be stored; and
providing a centralized administrator including a main registry on which data may be stored and adaptable to communicate with the plurality of devices, the centralized administrator;
reviewing multimedia content provided by at least one device, verifying the legal rights of a user of the at least one device, identifying the multimedia content, updating information related to said identified content, and authorizing exchange of said multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An online multimedia system comprising:
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a plurality of users having remote devices, at least one of said devices having available multimedia content;
a plurality of accounts associated with the plurality of users; and
a central administrator in communication with at least one of said users, the central administrator managing said plurality of accounts, authorizing the available multimedia content for exchange, responding to requests from said users, providing access to authorized content, and providing accounting functions for said users. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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