Digital asset management system and method
First Claim
1. A digital asset management system comprising:
- a client computer operated by a user possessing a purchased or downloaded or other means digital asset including a unique user identifier, anda digital asset management server coupled with the client computer, the management server responsive to a query from the client computer evaluating the digital asset based upon the asset identifier to determine usage attributes relevant to that asset.
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Abstract
A digital asset management system includes an asset reputation manager (ARM) server for responding to a client request to install client software and to verify user and asset ID, client software to interact with a prospective user of the digital asset and bonus assets that might be available based on asset reputation evaluation by the manager, a use redemption server responsive to the ARM server for supplying authentication and bonus asset options to a trusted user, and a content distribution network server for assisting the use redemption server in obtaining and fulfilling asset offerings and for managing and communicating pools of unissued and issued ARM IDs to the ARM server. An asset'"'"'s “reputation” is calculated and potentially rewarded with bonus assets and other goods and services based upon a) the number of unique, global users of the asset, b) the number of global uses of the asset, c) the asset'"'"'s age, and d) the frequency of use of the asset.
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26 Claims
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1. A digital asset management system comprising:
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a client computer operated by a user possessing a purchased or downloaded or other means digital asset including a unique user identifier, and a digital asset management server coupled with the client computer, the management server responsive to a query from the client computer evaluating the digital asset based upon the asset identifier to determine usage attributes relevant to that asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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13. A digital asset distribution method comprising:
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playing or otherwise using original digital asset content on a user computer; calculating a reputation value for the original digital asset by a remote server and transmitting the same to the user computer; receiving at the user computer the calculated reputation value transmitted by the remote server; and determining whether the calculated reputation value meets predefined high-value criteria, and if so then making available to the user computer bonus digital asset content related to the original digital asset content. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A digital asset reputation calculation mechanism comprising:
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a unique digital asset characterized by one or more unique attributes including an age of the asset, a number of unique users of the asset, a number of global uses of the asset, and a frequency of use of the asset; a set of one or more general digital asset usage parameters, the set including one or more chosen from the group including an age of the asset, a number of unique users of the asset, a number of global uses of the asset, and a frequency or interval of use of the asset; a digital asset standard reputation number stored in a memory, the reputation number representing a combination of the general asset usage parameters; a calculator coupled with the unique usage attributes, the calculator configured to calculate therefrom a number representative of a combination of such usage attributes, the calculator further comparing the representative number with the standard reputation number to assign a reputation score pertaining to the digital asset. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 20, 21, 22)
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18. A digital asset management system comprising:
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a client computer operated by a user possessing a purchased or downloaded or other means digital asset including a unique user identifier, and a digital asset management server coupled with the client computer, the management server responsive to an event notification from the client computer regarding the usage of specified digital asset, a computer accessible storage which collects asset usage event data.
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