DATA CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20080263074A1
• Filed: 04/23/2008
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited (Trimble Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited (Trimble Inc.)
• Inventors: Bissett, William Paul, Kohler, David D.R.
• Application Number:
  US12/108,277
• Publication Number:
  US 20080263074A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/101
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 Third-party assisted
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

A method and computer program product for receiving a first digital content. The first digital content is processed using a content processing algorithm to generate a second digital content. A value is associated with the processing of the first digital content, thus defining a processing fee.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a first digital content;

processing the first digital content using a content processing algorithm to generate a second digital content; and

associating a value with the processing of the first digital content, thus defining a processing fee.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the first digital content includes receiving the first digital content from a first party, the method further comprising:

providing the second digital content to the first party.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

charging the first party at least a portion of the processing fee.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

providing at least a portion of the processing fee to a second party that developed at least a portion of the content processing algorithm.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the first digital content includes receiving the first digital content from a data store, the method further comprising:

associating a value with the first digital content, thus defining a first value.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

offering the second digital content for a final value that is at least the sum of the processing fee and the first value.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

selling/licensing the second digital content to a first party;

providing the second digital content to the first party; and

charging the first party at least the final value.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

selling/licensing the second digital content to a third party;

providing the second digital content to the third party; and

charging the third party at least the final value.

9. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

providing at least a portion of the processing fee to a second party that developed at least a portion of the content processing algorithm.

10. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

providing at least a portion of the first value to an owner of the first digital content.

11. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first digital content;

processing the first digital content using a content processing algorithm to generate a second digital content; and

associating a value with the processing of the first digital content, thus defining a processing fee.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the instructions for receiving the first digital content include instructions for receiving the first digital content from a first party, the computer program product further comprising instructions for:

providing the second digital content to the first party.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 further comprising instructions for:

charging the first party at least a portion of the processing fee.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 further comprising instructions for:

providing at least a portion of the processing fee to a second party that developed at least a portion of the content processing algorithm.

15. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the instructions for receiving the first digital content include instructions for receiving the first digital content from a data store, the computer program product further comprising instructions for:

associating a value with the first digital content, thus defining a first value.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising instructions for:

offering the second digital content for a final value that is at least the sum of the processing fee and the first value.

17. The computer program product of claim 16 further comprising instructions for:

selling/licensing the second digital content to a first party;

providing the second digital content to the first party; and

charging the first party at least the final value.

18. The computer program product of claim 16 further comprising instructions for:

selling/licensing the second digital content to a third party;

providing the second digital content to the third party; and

charging the third party at least the final value.

19. The computer program product of claim 16 further comprising instructions for:

providing at least a portion of the processing fee to a second party that developed at least a portion of the content processing algorithm.

20. The computer program product of claim 16 further comprising instructions for:

providing at least a portion of the first value to an owner of the first digital content.