System, method and article of manufacture for tracking and supporting the distribution of content electronically
First Claim
1. A method for providing a content tracking system comprising:
- receiving information from a primary distributor, the information being tracked using a tracking identifier on a storage medium, the tracking identifier being stored in a database;
associating within the database, in response to the receiving information from the primary distributor, the tracking identifier with the information from the primary distributor;
receiving information from a second level distributor, the second level distributor being successively enlisted from the primary distributor;
associating within the database, in response to the receiving information from the second level distributor, the tracking identifier with the second level distributor; and
providing credit to the primary distributor in response to a transaction derived from the second distributor.
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Abstract
A content tracking system consists of a multi-level distributor network including a primary level distributor and a second level distributor for distributing content embodied in a storage medium. A server is included for receiving a tracking identifier that is incorporated with the content embodied in the storage medium and for receiving registration information from the primary level distributor and the second level distributor. The content tracking system includes a database for associating the particular content with the primary level distributor and the second level distributor and for associating transactions derived from the content on the storage medium with the primary level distributor and the second level distributor. The content tracking system is capable providing credit to the primary distributor and the second level distributor for transactions derived from the content after being distributed by the second level distributor.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing a content tracking system comprising:
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receiving information from a primary distributor, the information being tracked using a tracking identifier on a storage medium, the tracking identifier being stored in a database;
associating within the database, in response to the receiving information from the primary distributor, the tracking identifier with the information from the primary distributor;
receiving information from a second level distributor, the second level distributor being successively enlisted from the primary distributor;
associating within the database, in response to the receiving information from the second level distributor, the tracking identifier with the second level distributor; and
providing credit to the primary distributor in response to a transaction derived from the second distributor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of tracking content comprising:
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receiving a tracking identifier that identifies a particular copy of content on a storage medium;
placing the tracking identifier in a database;
receiving information from a primary distributor;
associating within the database, in response to the receiving information from the primary distributor, the tracking identifier with the information from the primary distributor;
receiving information from a second level distributor, the second level distributor being successively enlisted from the primary distributor; and
associating within the database, in response to the receiving information from the second level distributor, the tracking identifier with the second level distributor. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A content tracking system comprising:
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a server for receiving a tracking identifier that is incorporated with the content embodied in a storage medium and for receiving registration information from the primary level distributor and the second level distributor of a distributor network; and
a database for associating the content with the primary level distributor and the second level distributor and for associating transactions derived from the primary level distributor and the second level distributor, the second level distributor being successively enlisted from the primary distributor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for tracking content comprising:
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means for receiving a tracking identifier that identifies a particular copy of media content;
means for placing the tracking identifier in a database;
means for receiving information from a primary distributor;
means for associating within the database, in response to the receiving information from the primary distributor, the tracking identifier with the information from the primary distributor;
means for receiving information from a second level distributor, the second level distributor being successively enlisted from the primary distributor; and
means for associating within the tracking identifier database, in response to the receiving information from the second level distributor, the tracking identifier with the second level distributor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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