GLOBAL COMMUNICATION AND TRANSACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A digital connectivity system comprising:
- a plurality of digital connectivity providers, each enabling the transfer of digital content over at least one of a plurality of communication pipes;
a connectivity consolidator, said connectivity consolidator having acquired digital connectivity for a plurality of users from the plurality of connectivity providers enabling access to digital content by the users via each of the plurality of communication pipes; and
a digital content device connectable to any of said plurality of pipes, whereineach of said plurality of users, having contracted with the connectivity consolidator, access connectivity acquired by the connectivity consolidator.
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Abstract
A digital connectivity system including a plurality of digital connectivity providers, each enabling the transfer of digital content over at least one of a plurality of communication pipes, a connectivity consolidator having acquired digital connectivity for a plurality of users from the plurality of connectivity providers enabling access to digital content by the users via each of the plurality of communication pipes, and a digital content device connectable to any of said plurality of pipes. Each of the plurality of users, having contracted with the connectivity consolidator, access the digital content provided over any of the plurality of pipes for which connectivity has been purchased by the connectivity consolidator.
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26 Claims
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1. A digital connectivity system comprising:
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a plurality of digital connectivity providers, each enabling the transfer of digital content over at least one of a plurality of communication pipes; a connectivity consolidator, said connectivity consolidator having acquired digital connectivity for a plurality of users from the plurality of connectivity providers enabling access to digital content by the users via each of the plurality of communication pipes; and a digital content device connectable to any of said plurality of pipes, wherein each of said plurality of users, having contracted with the connectivity consolidator, access connectivity acquired by the connectivity consolidator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A digital content device (DCD) comprising:
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means for connecting to a plurality of connectivity pipes; a user interface, enabling a user to input any of a search query, a telephone number, a URL, and a desired content identifier; and a smart pipe selector (SPS) for determining the most efficient connectivity pipe to connect the user to the desired content. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A smart pipe selector comprising:
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means for monitoring the connectivity pipes available to a digital content device (DCD) at the location of the DCD; means for analyzing a request for a desired content input by a user via the DCD; means for determining the most efficient connectivity pipe to connect to deliver the desired content; and means for connecting the DCD to the pipe determined to be most efficient. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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