Computer implemented online music distribution system

• US 20070208664A1
• Filed: 02/23/2006
• Published: 09/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jerome Ortega
• Original Assignee: Jerome Ortega
• Inventors: Ortega, Jerome
• Application Number:
  US11/360,852
• Publication Number:
  US 20070208664A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/51
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0264 based upon schedule
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources

Abstract

A computer implemented online music distribution system provides for the secure delivery of audio data and related media, including text and images, over the Internet. The online music distribution system provides a client-server system including a distribution server including a delivery server, and an HTTP server and or Secure Server, communicating with a client system. The system is completed with a music card to be purchased by the user. The card acts like a retail CD and downloadable with security measures on the buyers computer, while giving the artist, musician and record label some demographic information. The invention has lower production costs, lower shipping costs, easy distribution, unlimited resale points, anti-piracy measures, buyers basic information, no need for credit card transactions, unique secure download systems and illegal downloading protection, and a way to have record of purchases and full album royalties and income.

Claims

1. Computer implemented online music distribution system, comprising:

a media data, a digital music distribution company having secure internet-connected servers in which the media data is uploaded, the digital music distribution company starts the distribution process by creating a set of secure server access alphanumeric codes, said codes are sent to a card manufacturer that manufactures a set of cards recording in each card one of the above cited access alphanumeric codes;

the back face of said card includes a scratch-off zone underneath of which the access alphanumeric code is recorded;

the cards are then distributed to retailer shops;

the customer purchase the card at the retailer store, scratch-off the access code, access the artist dedicated website, insert the access code and download the full album download.

2. Computer implemented online music distribution system, in accordance to claim 1, wherein said media data is comprised of a music album.

3. Computer implemented online music distribution system, in accordance to claim 2, wherein said media data comprises artist data, lyrics of songs in said music album, and record label data.

4. Computer implemented online music distribution system, in accordance to claim 1, wherein said media data creates author rights capable to be licensed to the digital music distribution company.

5. Computer implemented online music distribution system, in accordance to claim 2, wherein said digital music distribution company has a set of secure internet-connected servers in which a full album is uploaded by digitalizing and mp3 compressing the album.

6. Computer implemented online music distribution system, in accordance to claim 1, wherein said digital music distribution company starts the distribution process by creating a set of secure server access alphanumeric.

7. Computer implemented online music distribution system, in accordance to claim 1, wherein said codes are sent to a card manufacturer that manufactures a set of cards recording in each card one of the above cited access alphanumeric codes.

8. Computer implemented online music distribution system, in accordance to claim 7, wherein said codes are recorded on the back side of the cards, the code hidden in each card by covering the code with a scratch-off material.

9. Computer implemented online music distribution system, in accordance to claim 1, wherein each card comprises a plastic rectangular card, comprising on the front face the name of the artist, the name of the album, and the address of the website the customer must use to download the full album, and wherein said back face comprises a magnetic strip;

a brief instruction the customer must follow to download the music, and a scratch-off zone underneath of which the access alphanumeric code is recorded.

10. Computer implemented online music distribution system, in accordance to claim 1, wherein a retailer store is comprised of music stores, gas stations, mini and supermarkets.