MULTI PLATFORM AND OPERATING SYSTEM DIGITAL CONTENT VENDING, DELIVERY, AND MAINTENANCE SYSTEM

• US 20120323792A1
• Filed: 04/30/2012
• Published: 12/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/1997
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Digital Delivery Networks, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Digital Delivery Networks, Inc.
• Inventors: Peterson, Harold L., Williams, James B.
• Application Number:
  US13/460,233
• Publication Number:
  US 20120323792A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/63 for services of sales data processing systems or methods specially adapted for electronic commerce G06Q30/00

Abstract

A system to market digital content to a user on an electronics device. A storage media is installed in the device that contains an inventory of assets that are the digital content. Each asset is protected from unauthorized use by a digital wrapper. A logic in the device displays information about the inventory to the user, accepts their selection of a particular asset, transmits a payment for the selection and an identifier associated with it to a clearing house, receives a first key from the clearing house, transmit the first key to a master server, receives a second key from the master server, and unwraps the digital wrapper protecting the asset with the second key.

Claims

1. A system for marketing digital content to a user on an electronics device, comprising:

a storage media installed in the electronics device;

said storage media containing an inventory of assets that are instances of the digital content and which are each protected from unauthorized use by a digital wrapper;

a logic in the electronics device to;

display information about said inventory to the user;

accept a selection by the user of a particular said asset;

transmit a payment for said selection and an identifier associated with said selection to a clearing house;

receive a first key from said clearing house;

transmit said first key to a master server;

receive a second key from said master server; and

with said second key unwrap said digital wrapper protecting said selection.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said storage media is installed by a manufacturer of the personal computer with said inventory already pre-stored therein.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said storage media is installed as part of an upgrade of the personal computer with said inventory already pre-stored therein.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said storage media is a fixed media.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said storage media is a primary media.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said particular said asset is an executable software that is pre-configured to run from said storage media once unwrapped.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the electronics device has a substantially unique indicia; and

said second key is coded to work only with said unique indicia, thereby preventing said second key from being usable to unwrap a same said asset present on a different device.

8. A unit for use in marketing digital content to a user of an electronics device, comprising:

a storage media for installation in the electronics device, wherein;

an inventory of assets are stored in said storage media;

said assets are instances of the digital content; and

said assets are protected from unauthorized use by a digital wrapper; and

wherein

said storage media includes a client logic that is installable into the electronics device to;

display information about said inventory to the user;

accept a selection by the user of a particular said asset;

transmit a payment for said selection and an identifier associated with said selection to a clearing house;

receive a first key from said clearing house;

transmit said first key to a master server;

receive a second key from said master server; and

with said second key unwrap said digital wrapper protecting said selection.

9. The unit of claim 8, wherein said storage media is a fixed media.

10. The unit of claim 8, wherein said storage media is a primary media.

11. The unit of claim 8, wherein said client logic operates a managed client that is perceivable by the user as a local portal.

12. The unit of claim 8, wherein said particular said asset is an executable software that is pre-configured to run from said storage media once unwrapped.

13. The unit of claim 8, wherein:

the electronics device has a substantially unique indicia; and

said second key is coded to work only with said unique indicia, thereby preventing said second key from being usable to unwrap a same said asset present on a different device.

14. A method for marketing digital content on an electronics device, comprising:

(a) storing an inventory of assets in a storage media in the electronics device prior to its delivery to a user, wherein said assets are instances of the digital content and are protected from unauthorized use by a digital wrapper;

(b) displaying information about said inventory to said user;

(c) accepting a selection representing a particular said asset from said user;

(d) transmitting a payment for said selection and an identifier associated with said selection to a clearing house, via a communications system;

(e) receiving a first key from said clearing house;

(f) transmitting said first said key to a master server, via said communications system;

(g) receiving a second key from said master server; and

(h) unwrapping said digital wrapper protecting said selection using said second key.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein said storage media is a fixed media.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said storage media is a primary media.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein said (b) includes operating a managed client that is perceivable by the user as a local portal.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein said particular said asset is an executable software that is pre-configured to run from said storage media once unwrapped.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein:

the electronics device has a substantially unique indicia; and

said second key is coded to work only with said unique indicia, thereby preventing said second key from being usable to unwrap a same said asset present on a different device.

20. A system for marketing digital content in an electronics device, comprising:

storage means for storing an inventory of assets which are instances of the digital content, wherein each said asset is protected from unauthorized use by a digital wrapper, and wherein said inventory is stored in the electronics device prior to its delivery to a user;

display means for displaying information to said user of the electronics device;

input means to accept input from said user;

communications means for communicating with remote computer systems on a network; and

client means for;

controlling said display means to display information about said inventory to said user,

controlling said input means to accept from said user a selection representing a particular said asset,

controlling said communications means to transmit a payment for said selection and an identifier associated with said selection to a clearing house, receive a first key from said clearing house, transmit said first key to a master server, receive a second key from said master server, and

unwrapping said digital wrapper with said second key.