PROXIMITY BASED ENTITLEMENT SHARING
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- determining whether a first user is proximate to a second user; and
allowing at least one of the first and second user to access one or more media contents from a media content library associated with the other of the first and second users.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for sharing protected media content are provided. Protected media content can be shared when at least a first and second user are proximately located. The first and second user can be bound or paired based on one or more identification indicia associated with first and second user devices utilized, owned, or operated by the first and second users, respectively. Upon pairing, media content from the first and second users'"'"' media content libraries can be shared. Additionally, proximate location can be leveraged to surface media content to other users, giving such other users the opportunity to discover new media content, and otherwise engage in transactions involving the new media content. Further still, the most popular media content associated with the second user or group of users proximate to the first user can be determined and used to prompt further interaction or display information regarding such popular media content.
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29 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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determining whether a first user is proximate to a second user; and allowing at least one of the first and second user to access one or more media contents from a media content library associated with the other of the first and second users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system, comprising:
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a first user device; a second user device; and a content provider, wherein the content provider provides to a second user identified via the second user device, access to one or more protected media contents from a first media content library associated with a first user identified via the first user device upon a determination that the first and second users are proximate to each other. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system, comprising:
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a first user device; a second user device; a first content provider providing a first set of one or more protected media contents to a first user associated with the first user device; a second content provider providing a second set of one or more protected media contents to a second user associated with the second user device; and a server adapted to allow temporary access by the second user to the first set of the one or more protected media contents and allow temporary access by the first user to the second set of the one or more protected media contents upon a determination that the first and second user devices are proximate to each other. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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