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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSACTION RECORD DELIVERY USING THRESHOLDS AND MULTI-STAGE PROTOCOL

  • US 20090228597A1
  • Filed: 03/12/2009
  • Published: 09/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a networked computing environment including a first computer system and a second computer system a method of granting access to a piece of content on the first computer system, the method including:

  • sending a request from the first computer system to the second computer system, the request seeking permission to access the content;

    initiating execution of an acknowledgment-monitoring process at the first computer system, the acknowledgment-monitoring process being operable to;

    (a) detect a second acknowledgment from the second computer system, the second acknowledgment indicating that the second computer system received a first acknowledgment from the first computer system; and

    (b) send a third acknowledgment to the second computer system if the second acknowledgment is not received by the first computer system within a predefined time period;

    receiving the request at the second computer system;

    determining whether to grant the request;

    sending a status indicator from the second computer system to the first computer system, the status indicator including an indication that the request has been granted;

    receiving the status indicator at the first computer system and releasing the content to a user;

    sending the first acknowledgment from the first computer system to the second computer system, the first acknowledgment indicating that the content was successfully released to the user;

    receiving the first acknowledgment at the second computer system;

    sending the second acknowledgment from the second computer system to the first computer system;

    receiving the second acknowledgment at the first computer system;

    terminating execution of the acknowledgment-monitoring process.

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