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LICENSING MEDIA CONSUMPTION USING DIGITAL CURRENCY

  • US 20100010915A1
  • Filed: 09/15/2009
  • Published: 01/14/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a licensing agent, an additional feature license request from a user to acquire update a license to include an additional feature associated with a licensed digital media content on a user device, wherein the digital media content was previously licensed, wherein the licensing of the digital media content was facilitated by the licensing agent, using digital currency tokens;

    determining, by the licensing agent, a number of digital currency tokens required to license the additional feature; and

    facilitating an exchange, by the licensing agent, of an additional feature license update to the prior license, to be issued to the user device in exchange for the determined number of digital currency tokens if sufficient digital currency tokens are present in a user account associated with the user, wherein the digital currency tokens include digital currency tokens the user paid for or digital currency tokens the user otherwise earned.

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