Methods for Distributions of Digital Files
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1. A method comprising:
- a. a computer receiving a webpage from a referring Internet website, the webpage comprising a link usable to download of a software product characterized by a limited use as long as a software product license associated with the software product has not been activated;
b. the computer downloading the software product, the software product comprising a software component;
c. the computer setting up a communication with a vendor Internet site, said setting up the communication with the vendor Internet site comprising the computer executing instructions of the software component;
d. the computer providing a graphical interface usable to select a software product license;
e. the computer enabling purchasing online from the vendor Internet site the software product license, said enabling purchasing online comprising the computer executing instructions of the software component;
f. the computer receiving from the vendor Internet site a first data representative of a purchase receipt for the software product license;
g. the computer setting up a communication with a licensing Internet site other than the vendor Internet site;
h. the computer transmitting the first data representative of the purchase receipt for the software product license to the licensing Internet site;
i. the computer transmitting identifying data associated with the computer to the licensing Internet site;
j. the computer receiving from the licensing Internet site second data usable to activate the software product license in the computer.
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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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14 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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a. a computer receiving a webpage from a referring Internet website, the webpage comprising a link usable to download of a software product characterized by a limited use as long as a software product license associated with the software product has not been activated; b. the computer downloading the software product, the software product comprising a software component; c. the computer setting up a communication with a vendor Internet site, said setting up the communication with the vendor Internet site comprising the computer executing instructions of the software component; d. the computer providing a graphical interface usable to select a software product license; e. the computer enabling purchasing online from the vendor Internet site the software product license, said enabling purchasing online comprising the computer executing instructions of the software component; f. the computer receiving from the vendor Internet site a first data representative of a purchase receipt for the software product license; g. the computer setting up a communication with a licensing Internet site other than the vendor Internet site; h. the computer transmitting the first data representative of the purchase receipt for the software product license to the licensing Internet site; i. the computer transmitting identifying data associated with the computer to the licensing Internet site; j. the computer receiving from the licensing Internet site second data usable to activate the software product license in the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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