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Method and system for ensuring royalty payments for data delivered over a network

DC CAFC
  • US 6,041,316 A
  • Filed: 07/25/1994
  • Issued: 03/21/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of delivering data over a communication network, comprising the steps of:

  • generating a partially-degraded version of the data by altering a portion of the data to reduce its perceived quality when utilized;

    providing the partially-degraded version of the data over the network to a customer at a user terminal connected to the network; and

    providing a higher quality version of the data to the customer over the network if the customer is entitled to receive the higher quality version, wherein the step of providing a higher quality version of the data to the customer over the network includes transmitting remaining data to the customer such that the remaining data and the partially-degraded version of the data together provide the higher quality version of the data.

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