METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE CATALOGS OF FILES ON A NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- presenting for public use on a publicly accessible network a free right in a first content file;
periodically calculating a popularity index for the first content file, the popularity index being based on current usage data of the content file; and
based on a comparison of the popularity index with a threshold, offering for sale on the publicly accessible network a pre-designated right in second content file.
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Abstract
Systems and methods have been developed for managing multiple catalogs of files on a network. The systems and methods may manage a catalog of files with rights for sale and a catalog of rights presented for free public use. The systems and methods may manage these multiple catalogs via determining when one file should be moved from one catalog into another. The systems and methods may manage rights presented in the files, including rights offered for sale, rights offered for free use, where the managing may include changing the classification of those rights based on data relating to the files. The systems and methods may provide the ability to a user to research whether rights in the file are for sale.
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40 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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presenting for public use on a publicly accessible network a free right in a first content file; periodically calculating a popularity index for the first content file, the popularity index being based on current usage data of the content file; and based on a comparison of the popularity index with a threshold, offering for sale on the publicly accessible network a pre-designated right in second content file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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presenting for public use on a publicly accessible network a free right in a content file; receiving a request from a user to purchase a first right in the content file; determining whether the first right in the content file is authorized by an owner to be offered for sale, wherein the owner owns the first right in the content file; and if the first right is authorized by the owner to be offered for sale, offering the first right in the content file for sale to the user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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a community server which presents for public use on a publicly accessible network a free right in a content file; a cataloging engine which calculates a popularity index for the content file, the popularity index being based on current usage data of the content file; and wherein the community server offers for sale on the publicly accessible network a pre-designated right in the content file based on a comparison of the popularity index with a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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