System and Method for Sharing Media

• US 20100325025A1
• Filed: 05/20/2010
• Published: 12/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Uniloc Luxembourg S.à r.l. (f/k/a Uniloc Luxembourg S.A.) (Uniloc Corporation Pty. Limited)
• Original Assignee: Uniloc Luxembourg S.à r.l. (f/k/a Uniloc Luxembourg S.A.) (Uniloc Corporation Pty. Limited)
• Inventors: Etchegoyen, Craig S.
• Application Number:
  US12/784,430
• Publication Number:
  US 20100325025A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/184 Intellectual property management

Abstract

An apparatus or method for sharing media on a social network effects, or includes steps for, accessing a social networking site using login information provided by a first member, broadcasting a media sharing announcement for a first media belonging to the first member to a second member of the social networking site, and granting the second member a usage license to the first media in exchange for a relinquishment of a usage license of a second media.

Claims

1. A method for sharing media on a social network, the method comprising:

accessing a social networking site using login information provided by a first member;

broadcasting a media sharing announcement for a first media belonging to the first member to a second member of the social networking site; and

granting the second member a usage license to the first media in exchange for a relinquishment of a usage license of a second media.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the relinquishment of the usage license of the second media comprises transferring license rights to the first member.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising charging the second member a fee in exchange for the usage license to the first media.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising compensating the first member based on the exchange made by the second member.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising disabling the usage license for the first media of the first member and the usage license for the second media of the second member.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the social networking site comprises a third party social networking site.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein broadcasting the announcement comprises sending an email to contacts of the first member about the media.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a member identifier from a device; and

determining a membership status of the first member using the member identifier.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a device identifier from a device associated with the first member, the device identifier generated using one or more parameters of the device; and

determining a membership status of the first member using the device identifier.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the media comprises one or more items selected from the group consisting of music, software applications, movies, and books.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling the member to select one or more media from a list for the broadcasting of the announcement.

12. The method of claim 6, wherein the third party social networking site is selected from the list consisting of a free email service, a blogging service, and a social networking service.

13. An apparatus for sharing media on a social network, the apparatus comprising:

means for accessing a social networking site using login information provided by a first member;

means for broadcasting a media sharing announcement for a first media belonging to the first member to a second member of the social networking site; and

means for granting the second member a usage license to the first media in exchange for a relinquishment of a usage license of a second media.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the relinquishment of the usage license of the second media comprises means for transferring license rights to the first member.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising means for charging the second member a fee in exchange for the usage license to the first media.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising means for compensating the first member based on the exchange made by the second member.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising means for disabling the usage license for the first media of the first member and the usage license for the second media of the second member.

18. A computer readable medium having stored thereon, computer executable instructions that, if executed by a device, cause the device to perform a method comprising:

accessing a social networking site using login information provided by a first member;

broadcasting a media sharing announcement for a first media belonging to the first member to a second member of the social networking site; and

granting the second member a usage license to the first media in exchange for a relinquishment of a usage license of a second media.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 18, further including instructions that, if executed by the device, cause the device to perform a method comprising transferring license rights of the second media from the second member to the first member.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 18, further include instructions that, if executed by the device, cause the device to perform a method comprising charging the second member a fee in exchange for the usage license to the first media.