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General purpose metering mechanism for distribution of electronic information

  • US 6,016,509 A
  • Filed: 01/09/1998
  • Issued: 01/18/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A server that is coupled to an external device that contains a unit of information having a content data and a content title, and to one or more client computers each being operated by an end user and each to receive the content title and can request access to the content data, comprising:

  • a metering server to receive said unit of information from said external device, transfer said content title to said plurality of client computers of end users, and transfer said content data to a client computer of an end user that requests said content data.

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