SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ONLINE MUSIC MARKETPLACE
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- in response to a request from an artist via an artist device, generating a desired number of artist tokens;
transmitting the artist tokens to a first digital wallet of the artist device via a network;
performing a digital transaction between a consumer device and the artist device, where the digital transaction includes transferring an amount of cryptocurrency from a second digital wallet of the consumer device to the first digital wallet of the artist device, in exchange for one or more of artist tokens, artist produced songs, and artist merchandise;
destroying a portion of the artist tokens based on one or more of the amount of cryptocurrency transferred from the second digital wallet, and a deduction percentage;
recording the digital transaction on a block chain; and
displaying the digital transaction to a consumer device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a comprehensive online music marketplace are provided that increase the efficiency music sharing between artists and consumers. In one embodiment, a method may comprise, in response to a request from an artist, generating a desired number of artist tokens, transmitting the artist tokens to a first digital wallet of the artist device, and performing a digital transaction between a consumer device and the artist device. The digital transaction may include transferring an amount of cryptocurrency from a second digital wallet of the consumer device to the first digital wallet of the artist device, in exchange for one or more of artist tokens, artist produced songs, and artist merchandise. Further, in some examples, the method may additionally and/or alternatively comprise destroying a portion of the artist tokens based on one or more of the amount of cryptocurrency transferred from the second digital wallet, and a deduction percentage.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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in response to a request from an artist via an artist device, generating a desired number of artist tokens; transmitting the artist tokens to a first digital wallet of the artist device via a network; performing a digital transaction between a consumer device and the artist device, where the digital transaction includes transferring an amount of cryptocurrency from a second digital wallet of the consumer device to the first digital wallet of the artist device, in exchange for one or more of artist tokens, artist produced songs, and artist merchandise; destroying a portion of the artist tokens based on one or more of the amount of cryptocurrency transferred from the second digital wallet, and a deduction percentage; recording the digital transaction on a block chain; and displaying the digital transaction to a consumer device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving a subscription fee from a consumer device; transmitting one or more songs from a music database to a user device based on song requests received from the user device during a subscription period; splitting the subscription fee amongst one or more artist wallets of one or more artists based on a proportion of the one or more songs transmitted to the user device that belong to each of the one or more artists; destroying artist tokens for each of the one or more artists based on the splitting of the subscription fee; adjusting values of artist tokens for each of the one or more artists based on a number of destroyed artist tokens for each of the one or more artists; monitoring values of the artist tokens over a duration; and displaying a graph to the user device depicting changes in the values of the artist tokens over the duration. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a consumer device for streaming and downloading music; an artist device for uploading music; and a remote server in wireless communication with the consumer device and artist device for receiving and storing music uploaded from the artist device and delivering the music to the consumer device, the remote server comprising computer readable instruction stored in non-transitory memory for; transferring artist tokens from the artist device to the consumer device in exchange for cryptocurrency from the consumer device; and transferring cryptocurrency from the consumer device to the artist device based on a number of songs streamed and/or downloaded by the consumer device and belonging to an artist of the artist device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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