TRACKING LOCALLY BROADCAST ELECTRONIC WORKS
First Claim
1. A method for tracking distribution of an electronic work, comprising:
- detecting a localized broadcast of an electronic work from a first player to a second player;
accepting a distribution cookie from said first player at said second player with said broadcast of said electronic work;
updating said distribution cookie with tracking information about said broadcast of said electronic work to said second player; and
responsive to detecting a network connection, providing said distribution cookie to a tracking server, such that localized broadcast distribution of said electronic work is tracked through gathering and analyzing said distribution cookie at said tracking server.
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Abstract
A method, system, and program for tracking locally broadcast electronic works are provided. According to one aspect of the invention, a sending player locally broadcasts an electronic work. In particular, the local broadcast may be a wireless broadcast creating an ad-hoc radio system. At least one recipient player receives the localized broadcast of the electronic work and accepts a distribution cookie for tracking distribution of the electronic work. The at least one recipient player updates the distribution cookie with tracking information about the broadcast of the electronic work, including ratings by users at the second player and purchase of the broadcast electronic work. Each of the at least one recipient players may in turn become a sending player that broadcasts the electronic work to other recipient players and requires the other recipient players to accept a copy of the distribution cookie updated by the second player. Then, responsive to detecting a network connection to a statistics server, the at least one recipient player provides the distribution cookie to the statistics server, such that localized broadcast distribution of the electronic work is tracked.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for tracking distribution of an electronic work, comprising:
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detecting a localized broadcast of an electronic work from a first player to a second player; accepting a distribution cookie from said first player at said second player with said broadcast of said electronic work; updating said distribution cookie with tracking information about said broadcast of said electronic work to said second player; and responsive to detecting a network connection, providing said distribution cookie to a tracking server, such that localized broadcast distribution of said electronic work is tracked through gathering and analyzing said distribution cookie at said tracking server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for tracking distribution of an electronic work, comprising:
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a second player detecting a first player locally broadcasting an electronic work; said second player further comprising; means for accepting a distribution cookie from said first player at said second player with said broadcast of said electronic work; means for updating said distribution cookie with tracking information about said broadcast of said electronic work to said second player; and means, responsive to detecting a network connection, for providing said distribution cookie to a tracking server enabled to analyze said distribution cookie. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for tracking distribution of an electronic work, comprising:
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a recording medium; means, recorded on said recording medium, for detecting a localized broadcast of an electronic work from a first player to a second player; means, recorded on said recording medium, for accepting a distribution cookie from said first player at said second player with said broadcast of said electronic work; means, recorded on said recording medium, for updating said distribution cookie with tracking information about said broadcast of said electronic work to said second player; and means, recorded on said recording medium, for providing said distribution cookie to a tracking server, responsive to detecting a network connection.
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