Methods for distributions of digital files
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Abstract
The invention relates to a process for distributing files, having the steps of receiving at least one digital file, transmitting the digital file to a location, and selecting at least one content provider. The process also has the steps of updating a content of the content provider to provide a reference to the digital file at the location, generating an updated digital file by adding information which identifies the content provider to the digital file when the reference to the digital file is selected at the content provider, and transmitting at least a portion of the at least one updated digital file to a client network.
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving on-line in a first site from a vendor site information associated with a software product; transmitting from the first site to a referring site first data and/or code useable to produce one or more links associated with the software product that are to be used in the referring site to initiate a download of the software product to a computing device, the software product comprising a design time incorporated software component comprising second data and/or functions useable in the software product to assist in establishing an electronic communication between the computing device and the vendor site for the purpose of initiating a purchase transaction for the right to use the software product in the computing device; and electronically receiving in the first site third data useable to remunerate the associated referring site during or after the completion of the purchase transaction by the computing device resulting from an activation of the one or more links of the referring site. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method comprising:
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receiving on-line in a first site from a vendor site information associated with a software product; transmitting from the first site to a referring site first data and/or code useable to produce at the referring site one or more links associated with the software product to be used in the referring site to initiate a download of a restricted-use version of the software product to a computing device, the software product comprising a design time incorporated software component comprising second data and/or functions useable in the software product to assist in establishing an electronic communication between the computing device and the vendor site for the purpose of initiating a purchase transaction for a right of less restrictive use of the software product in the computing device; and electronically receiving in the first site third data useable to remunerate the associated referring site during or after the completion of the purchase transaction by the computing device resulting from an activation of the one or more links of the referring site. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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