Apparatus and method for providing media commerce platform

• US 20110035287A1
• Filed: 07/22/2010
• Published: 02/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Barbara Ann Fox
• Original Assignee: Barbara Ann Fox
• Inventors: Fox, Barbara Ann
• Application Number:
  US12/804,486
• Publication Number:
  US 20110035287A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.69
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

The apparatus and method of the present invention provides a system and/or platform to perform media commerce in a digital environment by which digital media creators and/or developers, and/or digital media commerce service providers, and/or digital media publishers and/or managers and/or intermediaries, and/or consumers of the digital media products and/or services may create, develop, process, fulfill, publish, manage, consume, and/or otherwise engage in media commerce in a digital environment.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving a request to receive, at a device or devices associated with or used by an individual, a set of individuals, a machine, a set of machines, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services consisting of any one or more of content, digital content, media, digital media, data, information, digital content transaction applications, digital content transaction services, digital content computing applications, digital content computing services, digital content communications applications, digital content communications services, periodicals, files, video, audio, images, avatars, pixel content and/or digital media, clear gifs, web beacons, voice, text, signals, hyper-links, programs, applications, applets, code, scripts, alerts, signals, warnings, prompts, requests, restrictions, limitations, monitoring functions, management operations, advertisements, offers, solicitations, promotions, confirmations, tickets, receipts, content, digital content, activations, authorizations, authentications, rules, policies, practices, aggregated information, implementations, dissolutions, disallowances, touches, tastes, smells, movements, actions, reactions, media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, notifications, controls, communications, or an embodiment of information, or an embodiment of control functionality;

processing information regarding the request with a processing device, wherein the processing device determines whether the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction is active or not active or determines whether any digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services or digital media commerce of the one or more of the content, digital content, media, digital media, data, information, digital content transaction applications, digital content transaction services, digital content computing applications, digital content computing services, digital content communications applications, digital content communications services, periodicals, files, video, audio, images, avatars, pixel content and/or digital media, clear gifs, web beacons, voice, text, signals, hyper-links, programs, applications, applets, code, scripts, alerts, signals, warnings, prompts, requests, restrictions, limitations, monitoring functions, management operations, advertisements, offers, solicitations, promotions, confirmations, tickets, receipts, content, digital content, activations, authorizations, authentications, rules, policies, practices, aggregated information, implementations, dissolutions, disallowances, touches, tastes, smells, movements, actions, reactions, media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, notifications, controls, communications, or an embodiment of information, or an embodiment of control functionality remain to be fulfilled pursuant to the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction; and

transmitting in response to the request, and in conjunction with a second communication, one or more of content, digital content, media, digital media, data, information, digital content transaction applications, digital content transaction services, digital content computing applications, digital content computing services, digital content communications applications, digital content communications services, periodicals, files, video, audio, images, avatars, pixel content and/or digital media, clear gifs, web beacons, voice, text, signals, hyper-links, programs, applications, applets, code, scripts, alerts, signals, warnings, prompts, requests, restrictions, limitations, monitoring functions, management operations, advertisements, offers, solicitations, promotions, confirmations, tickets, receipts, content, digital content, activations, authorizations, authentications, rules, policies, practices, aggregated information, implementations, dissolutions, disallowances, touches, tastes, smells, movements, actions, reactions, media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, notifications, controls, communications, or an embodiment of information, or an embodiment of control functionality.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the request, the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider, and/or the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services is transmitted on or over the Internet, World Wide Web, Semantic Web, telecommunication networks, computing networks, terrestrial networks, undersea networks, mobile networks, satellite networks, radio networks, digital communication networks, broadband communication networks, internets and/or intranets, mesh networks, closed circuit networks, open networks, optical networks, neural networks, and/or similarly employable communications and/or computer networks.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the request or the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider or the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services is transmitted on or over or a supra-global network, global network, trans-national network, national network, wide area network, metropolitan area network, local area network, personal area network, inter-being network, intra-being network, human-to-machine network, machine-to-machine network, human-to-non-human network, and/or any other suitable communication network or system.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing information for establishing session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction agreement to enable one or more of further creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation digital media commerce services.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing information for one or more of augmenting, increasing, decreasing, supplementing, lengthening, shortening, extending, cancelling, terminating, or otherwise changing the parameters governing the commercial and technical aspects of the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction agreement.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing information for creating or initiating the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the request for the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, the communication in conjunction with the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, or data regarding the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services is encrypted.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the device or devices associated with or being used by the digital media publisher and/or manager and/or intermediary contains decryption software or codes.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

transmitting the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services or data or information regarding the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services via a communications network, or a computing network directly to the digital media publisher and/or manager and/or intermediary.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

transmitting the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services or data or information regarding the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services via a communications network, or a computing network to the digital media publisher and/or manager and/or intermediary in conjunction with any one or more of a communications service, commercial service, public welfare service, or computing service provided by a third-party.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

generating a notification to the requestor of approval, rejection, a query, or an offer pursuant to the requested digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, and/or inventory status, pricing status, availability status.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

processing the inclusion of a programming input, such as a live feed, which can be connected or linked with the computer-implemented system and which can transmit live content and/or digital media to the computer-implemented system for digital media commerce to be executed in conjunction with communication devices, computing devices, and/or transaction devices.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

accessing a ratings computer which is connected to or linked with the computer-implemented system;

storing, wherein the ratings computer can include a database which stores information regarding various ratings and viewership information for various pieces of content and/or media which may be subject to commerce in a digital environment;

transmitting, wherein ratings information can be transmitted to the ratings computer from a ratings provider communication device and/or from the computer-implemented system, and may be utilized by any ratings reporting service, organization, agency, station, network, service provider, and/or search provider.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

enabling and/or processing requests of an advertisement/marketing computer which is connected to or linked with the computer-implemented system;

storing, wherein the advertisement/marketing computer can include a database which stores advertisements, commercials, links, hyperlinks, video, audio, banners, buttons, clips, URL'"'"'s content and/or digital media, frames, logos, icons, surveys, questionnaires, market research tools, promotions, offers, and/or other marketing content, code, and/or related promotional and/or research functionality;

transmitting, wherein the information described herein can be transmitted to/from the advertisement/marketing provider communication device which can be connected to and/or linked with the advertisement/marketing computer and/or the transmitted to/from the computer-implemented system;

connecting, wherein the advertising/marketing computer can be connected to or linked with the other devices and/or systems via any communication network described herein.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

enabling and/or processing a request to access a print publishing computer which is connected to or linked with the computer-implemented system;

storing, wherein the print publishing computer can include a database which stores content and/or digital media, advertisements, images, text, commercials, links, hyperlinks, video, audio, banners, buttons, clips, URL'"'"'s content and/or digital media, frames, logos, icons, surveys, questionnaires, market research tools, promotions, offers, and/or other print publishing content, code, and/or related promotional and/or functionality which is suitable for either physical printing, such as but not limited to paper printing, and/or digital printing, such as but not limited to digital billboards;

transmitting, wherein the information described herein is stored in the database of the print publishing computer and can be transmitted to/from the print publishing provider communication device which can be connected to and/or linked with the print publishing computer and/or the transmitted to/from the computer-implemented system;

connecting, wherein the print publishing computer can be connected to or linked with the other devices and/or systems via any communication network described herein.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

processing a request to receive a real-time and/or immediate alert can also be provided to a user as a function of the computer-implemented system;

processing, wherein the described alert feature can be used to process and provide information about content and/or digital media availability, and/or information concerning the commercial transaction related to content and/or digital media.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

processing a request to enable either dynamically, and/or manually, assemble the content and/or digital media which the user would like to consume as a computational function of the computer-implemented system;

processing, wherein the personal assemblage of content and/or digital media may be processed to contain any single or multitude of types or elements of content, digital media, advertisements, ratings, and the like, as described herein;

displaying and/or processing for consumption and/or presentation, wherein the personal assemblage of content and/or digital media may be consumed in any single or multitude of communications, computing, display, and/or print elements described herein;

storing, where in the information comprising the personal assemblage of content and/or digital media described herein can be stored in the database of a device associated with the user, and/or in the database of the computer-implemented system;

transmitting, wherein the personal assemblage may likewise be transmitted to/from the various communication devices described herein and in conjunction with any of the communication network described herein.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

processing a request to enable an advertiser, such as a vendor of any product, service, and/or good, or an agent thereof, or a third-party acting on behalf of a advertisers and vendors to purchase, in an on-line and/or in a real-time environment, to place an advertisement placement where that advertisement, and/or offering, may be inserted into the content and/or digital media pursuant to the terms identified by the parties with a commercial interest in the content and/or digital media.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

processing a request to attach and/or access descriptive and/or identifying meta-data regarding the content and/or digital media which may be linked to, embedded into, and/or attached to the actual content and/or digital media asset.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

processing, establishing, and/or accessing usage parameters, such as but not limited to, metering which may be used to provide the content and/or digital media transacting parties with a value measurement related to usage of content and/or digital media for the purpose of establishing rights and costs, wherein such usage parameters may be linked to, embedded into, and/or attached to the actual content and/or digital media asset, and/or an account related to the buying, selling, usage, and/or licensing transaction for the content and/or digital media.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

processing a session request, and/or registration and/or session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction to digital media commerce service.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

processing the communications associated with the request to one or more of the requestor, and/or a third party media commerce entity, and further wherein the processor facilitates the search, matches a buy and sell offers, and facilitates a transaction associated with the request to receive digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services and/or digital media commerce.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

transmitting the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services or data or information regarding the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services via a communications network, or a computing network to the digital media publisher and/or manager and/or intermediary in conjunction with a client-device used for communications, computing, entertainment, transaction processing, digitally displaying, printing, or for providing video, audio, text, signals, or data.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

transmitting the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services or data or information regarding the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services via a communications network, or a computing network to the digital media publisher and/or manager and/or intermediary in one or more of an online, virtual, digital, or physical environment.

25. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the request contains at least one of an access code, an identification code, a personal identification number or code, and information obtained from a computer chip, a microprocessor, a magnetic strip, a biometric scan, an image scan, or from an account card.

26. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing information for one or more of managing, controlling, monitoring, policy setting, operations management of the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services or the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, sessions, session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction or the digital media commerce services.

27. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing as such executed by intelligent agents or software agents or algorithms or mobile agents or scripts or code on behalf of any of the parties to the digital media commerce services or devices utilized by any of the parties to the digital media commerce services.

28. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing data or information regarding delivery, technological parameters, or the commercial parameters of the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services or the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, sessions, session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction or the digital media commerce services.

29. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing one or more of digital media commerce, or content, digital content, media, digital media, data, information, digital content transaction applications, digital content transaction services, digital content computing applications, digital content computing services, digital content communications applications, digital content communications services, periodicals, files, video, audio, images, avatars, pixel content and/or digital media, clear gifs, web beacons, voice, text, signals, hyper-links, programs, applications, applets, code, scripts, alerts, signals, warnings, prompts, requests, advertisements, offers, solicitations, promotions, confirmations, tickets, receipts, content, digital content associated with or comprising digital media commerce.

30. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing communications to which the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services may be affixed or combined.

31. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing functional commands or instructions or for control of the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, sessions, session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services service.

32. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing functional commands or instructions or data for management of the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, sessions, session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services service.

33. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing data or information regarding a device or devices associated with or used by an individual or by a set of individuals or by a machine or by a set of machines to transmit or receive digital media commerce or regarding digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, sessions, session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transactions or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services.

34. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing account information of one or more of a commercial, communications, financial, contextual, informational, historical, transactional, analytical, or technical nature of one or more of the digital media publisher and/or manager and/or intermediary, the digital media creator and/or developer, or the digital media commerce service provider, so as to facilitate the processing or fulfillment or management of the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services.

35. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction is flexible allowing for augmenting session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction parameters related to one or more of a commercial, communications, financial, contextual, informational, historical, transactional, analytical, or technical nature.

36. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction is flexible allowing for one or more of manually, dynamically, or automatically augmenting session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction parameters related to one or more of a commercial, communications, financial, contextual, informational, historical, transactional, analytical, or technical nature.

37. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction is for one or more of a specified number of digital media commerce or for a specified time period or for a specified value or for a specified event or for a specified activity or for a specified transaction, and further wherein one or more of the digital media commerce can be skipped or foregone in or during the specified time period while allowing a subscriber to be able to maintain or control the quantity or frequency or terms of the remaining digital media commerce.

38. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the request for a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction contains one or more of an access code, a password, a personal identification number, personally identifying code, a personally identifying metric, a biometric, an account identifying code, an account identifying metric, code, an Internet Protocol address, a device identifying code, a device identifying metric, email address, uniform resource locator, telephone number, mobile telephone number, vector, coordinates, digital contact address, digital contact information, digital place of receipt, unique identifying information, avatar identification, representative identification, third-party identification related to session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction, third-party identification related to subscriber, agent identification, postal contact, and information obtained from a magnetic strip of an account card or from a microprocessor of an account card or from a subscriber identity module card or an electronic account previously associated with the subscriber.

39. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing search related information regarding one or more of desired or suitable digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated services and/or goods, and/or one or more of offers of a commercial, communications, financial, contextual, informational, historical, transactional, analytical, or technical nature.

40. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing the pairing of offers and requests or requests for digital media commerce, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services as a result of a search as made by any of the prospective parties to the digital media commerce services, wherein the pairing may be one or more of automated or specifically requested in conjunction with the search activity.

41. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing bidding information for parties to the digital media commerce, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, or affiliated services, allowing for making provisional offers based upon parameters set by an offering party which can be accepted, or to which a counter offers may be made, and if parties should reach an agreement;

processing a transaction based upon a completed agreement resulting from the bidding process.

42. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing payment information for settlement of one or more of accepted offers for transacting digital media commerce, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services affiliated services and/or goods.

43. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the session, and/or the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction, and/or the registration is not active; and

processing information for re-opening or renewing the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction.

44. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a notification in response to the session, and/or the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction, and/or the registration request of one or more of a registration notification, a rejection notification, a query for additional information, and/or information regarding the availability of one or more of digital media commerce, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services affiliated services and/or goods.

45. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a notification in response to a processing action.

46. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising a:

processing one or more of a request to register, subscribe, communicate, combine and/or attach digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services to a communication, search, pair bids and acceptances, purchase, sell, offer to purchase, offer to sell;

processor for processing one or more of a transaction or communication;

transmitting a notification of one or more of the processing action, processing activity, communication, or transaction.

47. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the processor whether the party accessing the processor is authorized, authenticated, whether to accept, reject, further qualify, and/or to facilitate digital media commerce related service.

48. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a second communication, wherein the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider contains information regarding at least one of an availability of a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, a promotion regarding digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, or digital media commerce service; and

transmitting the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider to a communications device or computer enabled and/or network enabled device associated with or utilize by the subscriber, wherein if the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider is transmitted to the communication device or computer enabled and/or network enabled device utilized in conjunction with one or more of the Internet, the World Wide Web, a wireless communication network, or a terrestrial communication network.

49. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second request to receive, transact, communicate, or execute one or more of digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media commerce service, digital media commerce management or control function, or an of digital media commerce associated service and/or good; and

processing information regarding the second request;

determining whether the second session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction is active or not active or determining whether any digital media commerce related services or goods remain to be fulfilled pursuant to the second request; and

transmitting a second communication in response to the second request, wherein the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider contains information regarding any one or more of an authorization, authentication, denial, of the second request, and further wherein the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider is transmitted to a communication device and/or an internet access device and/or computer enabled and/or network enabled device being utilized by the subscriber or party to the digital media commerce services.

50. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second request to receive digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services related good and/or service, or tickets, or coupon, or postage, or commercial item, pursuant to the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, sessions, session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction; and

processing information regarding the second request;

determining whether the second session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction is active or not active or determining whether any digital media commerce related services or goods remain to be fulfilled pursuant to the second request; and

transmitting a second communication in response to the second request, wherein the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider contains information regarding any one or more of an authorization, authentication, denial, of the second request, and further wherein the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider is transmitted to a communication device and/or an internet access device and/or computer enabled and/or network enabled device being utilized by the subscriber or party to the digital media commerce services.

51. The computer-implemented method of claim 50, wherein the second request is a request for one or more of a ticket or tickets to an entertainment event, entertainment venue, sporting event, commercial event, commercial venue, educational event, education venue, or multiple events or venues.

52. The computer-implemented method of claim 50, further comprising:

processing information regarding a changing of the parameters for one or more of the transmission or consumption and/or presentation of the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media commerce services, or digital media commerce associated services and/or goods.

53. The computer-implemented method, comprising:

processing a request to create or initiate a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction which allows for one or more of digital media commerce, digital media commerce services, digital media commerce associated services and/or goods, to be received at a communications device or computer enabled and/or network enabled device associated with a subscriber, wherein the request is transmitted from one or more of a communications device, a transaction device, or from an internet access device and/or computer enabled and/or network enabled device associated with or being used by the subscriber, or a provider of services and/or goods to the subscriber, wherein the request contains information regarding digital media commerce related service, wherein one or more of the digital media commerce, digital media commerce services, or digital media commerce associated services and/or goods can be skipped or foregone in or during the specified time period while ensuring that a subscriber is able to continue with the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction or receive all of the specified number of digital media commerce, or related digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated services and/or goods at the initially intended or alternative communications device, transaction device, or computer enabled and/or network enabled device, wherein the request is processed by a processing device;

creating or initiating a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction in response to the request; and

transmitting a notification to the communications device, or the transaction device, or the computer enabled and/or network enabled device associated with or being used by the subscriber, or a provider of services and/or goods to the subscriber, wherein the media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services contains information regarding the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction which was created or initiated.

54. The computer-implemented method of claim 53, wherein at least one of the request and the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associate services and/or goods is transmitted to the communication device or computer enabled and/or network enabled device utilized in conjunction with one or more of the Internet, the World Wide Web, a wireless communication network, or a terrestrial communication network.

55. The computer-implemented method of claim 53, further comprising:

processing information for one or more of renewing, extending, cancelling, or termination the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction.

56. The computer-implemented method of claim 53, further comprising:

processing information for one or more of a search for the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services service, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated service and/or good.

57. The computer-implemented method of claim 53, further comprising:

generating a second communication in response to the request to initiate or create a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction for one or more of digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services service, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated service and/or good; and

transmitting the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider to one or more of a communication device, transaction device, or computer enabled and/or network enabled device associated with or used by or in service of the subscriber.

58. The computer-implemented method of claim 57, wherein the request, the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider, and/or the digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services is transmitted on or over the Internet, World Wide Web, Semantic Web, telecommunication networks, computing networks, terrestrial networks, undersea networks, mobile networks, satellite networks, radio networks, digital communication networks, broadband communication networks, internets and/or intranets, mesh networks, closed circuit networks, open networks, optical networks, neural networks, and/or similarly employable communications and/or computer networks.

59. A computer-implemented method comprising:

inputting or entering information regarding a request to receive a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction for one or more of digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services service, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated service and/or good;

transmitting the information regarding the request;

receiving the request, wherein the processing device receives the request;

processing the request to receive one or more of digital media commerce, digital media commerce services, digital media commerce associated services and/or goods;

wherein the processor determines whether the request is one or more of affiliated with a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction, whether the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction is active, whether the requestor is authorized, whether the requestor is authenticated, or whether there remain any unfulfilled digital media commerce, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services related services, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated services and/or goods to be transmitted;

transmitting a notification to a communications device or computer enabled and/or network enabled device associated with or being utilized by or in the service of the subscriber, wherein the notification can be one or more of an approval, authorization, denial, offer for renewal;

providing and/or displaying the transmitted notification.

60. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a request to one or more of initiate a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction, or receive one or more of digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services service, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated service and/or good;

transmitting the information regarding the request;

receiving the request, wherein the processing device receives the request;

processing the request to receive one or more of digital media commerce, digital media commerce services, digital media commerce associated services and/or goods;

wherein the processor determines whether the request is one or more of affiliated with a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction, whether the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction is active, whether the requestor is authorized, whether the requestor is authenticated, or whether there remain any unfulfilled digital media commerce, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services related services, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated services and/or goods to be transmitted;

transmitting a second communication, wherein the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider may contain or be connected to digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services service, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated service and/or good;

providing and/or displaying one or more of the transmitted notification or the second media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services.

61. A computer-implemented method comprising:

processing a request to establish or create a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction for receiving one or more of digital media commerce, digital media commerce services, digital media commerce associated services and/or goods;

wherein the processor determines whether the request is compliant;

establishing or creating a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction;

transmitting a second communication, wherein the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider may contain or be connected to digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services service, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated service and/or good, wherein the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider is transmitted to and received by one or more of a communications device, a transaction device, or an internet access device and/or computer enabled and/or network enabled device associated with or being used by or in the service of the subscriber or a provider of services and/or goods to a subscriber;

providing and/or displaying one or more of the transmitted notification or the second media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services.

62. A computer-implemented method comprising:

processing a request to one or more of establish a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction, or receive one or more of digital media commerce, digital media commerce services, digital media commerce associated services and/or goods;

wherein the processor determines whether the request is one or more of affiliated with a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction, whether the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction is active, whether the requestor is authorized, whether the requestor is authenticated, or whether there remain any unfulfilled digital media commerce, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services related services, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated services and/or goods to be transmitted;

transmitting a second communication, wherein the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider may contain or be connected to digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services service, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated service and/or good, wherein the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider is transmitted to and received by one or more of a communications device, a transaction device, or an internet access device and/or computer enabled and/or network enabled device associated with or being used by or in the service of the subscriber or a provider of services and/or goods to a subscriber;

providing and/or displaying one or more of the transmitted notification or the second media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services.

63. A computer-implemented apparatus, comprising:

a receiver, wherein the receiver receives a request to receive, at a device or devices associated with or used by an individual, a set of individuals, a machine, a set of machines, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services consisting of any one or more of content, digital content, media, digital media, data, information, digital content transaction applications, digital content transaction services, digital content computing applications, digital content computing services, digital content communications applications, digital content communications services, periodicals, files, video, audio, images, avatars, pixel content and/or digital media, clear gifs, web beacons, voice, text, signals, hyper-links, programs, applications, applets, code, scripts, alerts, signals, warnings, prompts, requests, restrictions, limitations, monitoring functions, management operations, advertisements, offers, solicitations, promotions, confirmations, tickets, receipts, content, digital content, activations, authorizations, authentications, rules, policies, practices, aggregated information, implementations, dissolutions, disallowances, touches, tastes, smells, movements, actions, reactions, media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, notifications, controls, communications, or an embodiment of information, or an embodiment of control functionality;

a processor, wherein the processor processes information regarding the request with a processor, wherein the processing device, wherein the a processor, wherein the processing device determines whether the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction is active or not active or determines whether any digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services or digital media commerce of the one or more of the content, digital content, media, digital media, data, information, digital content transaction applications, digital content transaction services, digital content computing applications, digital content computing services, digital content communications applications, digital content communications services, periodicals, files, video, audio, images, avatars, pixel content and/or digital media, clear gifs, web beacons, voice, text, signals, hyper-links, programs, applications, applets, code, scripts, alerts, signals, warnings, prompts, requests, restrictions, limitations, monitoring functions, management operations, advertisements, offers, solicitations, promotions, confirmations, tickets, receipts, content, digital content, activations, authorizations, authentications, rules, policies, practices, aggregated information, implementations, dissolutions, disallowances, touches, tastes, smells, movements, actions, reactions, media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, notifications, controls, communications, or an embodiment of information, or an embodiment of control functionality remain to be fulfilled pursuant to the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction; and

a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits in response to the request, and in conjunction with a second communication, one or more of content, digital content, media, digital media, data, information, digital content transaction applications, digital content transaction services, digital content computing applications, digital content computing services, digital content communications applications, digital content communications services, periodicals, files, video, audio, images, avatars, pixel content and/or digital media, clear gifs, web beacons, voice, text, signals, hyper-links, programs, applications, applets, code, scripts, alerts, signals, warnings, prompts, requests, restrictions, limitations, monitoring functions, management operations, advertisements, offers, solicitations, promotions, confirmations, tickets, receipts, content, digital content, activations, authorizations, authentications, rules, policies, practices, aggregated information, implementations, dissolutions, disallowances, touches, tastes, smells, movements, actions, reactions, media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, notifications, controls, communications, or an embodiment of information, or an embodiment of control functionality.

64. The computer-implemented apparatus, comprising:

a processor, wherein the processor processes a request to create or initiate a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction which allows for one or more of digital media commerce, digital media commerce services, digital media commerce associated services and/or goods, to be received at a communications device or computer enabled and/or network enabled device associated with a subscriber, wherein the request is transmitted from one or more of a communications device, a transaction device, or from an internet access device and/or computer enabled and/or network enabled device associated with or being used by the subscriber, or a provider of services and/or goods to the subscriber, wherein the request contains information regarding digital media commerce related service, wherein one or more of the digital media commerce, digital media commerce services, or digital media commerce associated services and/or goods can be skipped or foregone in or during the specified time period while ensuring that a subscriber is able to continue with the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction or receive all of the specified number of digital media commerce, or related digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated services and/or goods at the initially intended or alternative communications device, transaction device, or computer enabled and/or network enabled device, wherein the request is processed by a a processor, wherein the processor processes device;

creating or initiating a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction in response to the request; and

a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits a notification to the communications device, or the transaction device, or the computer enabled and/or network enabled device associated with or being used by the subscriber, or a provider of services and/or goods to the subscriber, wherein the media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services contains information regarding the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction which was created or initiated.

65. A computer-implemented apparatus comprising:

inputting or entering information regarding a request to receive a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction for one or more of digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services service, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated service and/or good;

a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the information regarding the request;

a receiver, wherein the receiver receives the request, wherein the a processor, wherein the processing device receives the request;

a processor, wherein the processor processes the request to receive one or more of digital media commerce, digital media commerce services, digital media commerce associated services and/or goods;

wherein the processor determines whether the request is one or more of affiliated with a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction, whether the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction is active, whether the requestor is authorized, whether the requestor is authenticated, or whether there remain any unfulfilled digital media commerce, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services related services, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated services and/or goods to be transmitted;

a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits a notification to a communications device or computer enabled and/or network enabled device associated with or being utilized by or in the service of the subscriber, wherein the notification can be one or more of an approval, authorization, denial, offer for renewal;

providing and/or displaying the transmitted notification.

66. A computer-implemented apparatus comprising:

a receiver, wherein the receiver receives a request to one or more of initiate a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction, or receive one or more of digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services service, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated service and/or good;

a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the information regarding the request;

a receiver, wherein the receiver receives the request, wherein the a processor, wherein the processing device receives the request;

a processor, wherein the processor processes the request to receive one or more of digital media commerce, digital media commerce services, digital media commerce associated services and/or goods;

wherein the processor determines whether the request is one or more of affiliated with a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction, whether the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction is active, whether the requestor is authorized, whether the requestor is authenticated, or whether there remain any unfulfilled digital media commerce, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services related services, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated services and/or goods to be transmitted;

a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits a second communication, wherein the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider may contain or be connected to digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services service, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated service and/or good;

providing and/or displaying one or more of the transmitted notification or the second media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services.

67. A computer-implemented apparatus comprising:

a processor, wherein the processor processes a request to establish or create a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction for a receiver, wherein the receiver receives one or more of digital media commerce, digital media commerce services, digital media commerce associated services and/or goods;

wherein the processor determines whether the request is compliant;

establishing or creating a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction;

a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits a second communication, wherein the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider may contain or be connected to digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services service, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated service and/or good, wherein the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider is transmitted to and received by one or more of a communications device, a transaction device, or an internet access device and/or computer enabled and/or network enabled device associated with or being used by or in the service of the subscriber or a provider of services and/or goods to a subscriber;

providing and/or displaying one or more of the transmitted notification or the second media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services.

68. A computer-implemented apparatus comprising:

a processor, wherein the processor processes a request to one or more of establish a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction, or receive one or more of digital media commerce, digital media commerce services, digital media commerce associated services and/or goods;

wherein the processor determines whether the request is one or more of affiliated with a session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction, whether the session, usage, operation, subscription, creation, development, processing, fulfillment, publication, management, consumption, and/or presentation related commerce transaction is active, whether the requestor is authorized, whether the requestor is authenticated, or whether there remain any unfulfilled digital media commerce, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services related services, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated services and/or goods to be transmitted;

a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits a second communication, wherein the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider may contain or be connected to digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services, digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services service, or digital media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services associated service and/or good, wherein the metadata related to the session, usage, user, subscription, product, service, and/or service provider is transmitted to and received by one or more of a communications device, a transaction device, or an internet access device and/or computer enabled and/or network enabled device associated with or being used by or in the service of the subscriber or a provider of services and/or goods to a subscriber;

providing and/or displaying one or more of the transmitted notification or the second media and/or digital media commerce products and/or services.