System and method for anonymous observation and use of premium content by indirect access through portal
First Claim
1. A system for allowing a user to access content from a provider, the system comprising:
- a server for establishing a first connection to the user and a second connection to the provider to access the content; and
a database for maintaining accounting information for the user and for the provider;
wherein the server communicates with the provider over the second connection to retrieve the content to be accessed by the user without disclosing identifying information about the user to the provider;
wherein when the content comprises a link to further content, the server delivers the content to the user while reformatting the link to prevent the user from following the link to the further content, and wherein the server reformats the link to the further content by replacing the link to the further content with a modified link for accessing the further content through the server.
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Abstract
A method and system allow anonymous observation of premium content. A purchaser (user) of premium content connects and logs in to the server system via the Internet or other electronic medium. The server presents the user with a number of options for viewing or otherwise observing premium content (i.e. HTML Document, Video or Audio Stream, etc.) from a variety of providers. Through these options the user submits a request for an item of content to the server. The server then retrieves the content from the content provider'"'"'s system or from a local cached version. If the content contains links (i.e. HTML Links) to other items of content at the provider, the server changes these links into links that request the same content from the server. The content is then delivered to the user'"'"'s observation device (i.e. Web Browser, Telephone, etc.).
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10 Claims
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1. A system for allowing a user to access content from a provider, the system comprising:
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a server for establishing a first connection to the user and a second connection to the provider to access the content; and a database for maintaining accounting information for the user and for the provider; wherein the server communicates with the provider over the second connection to retrieve the content to be accessed by the user without disclosing identifying information about the user to the provider; wherein when the content comprises a link to further content, the server delivers the content to the user while reformatting the link to prevent the user from following the link to the further content, and wherein the server reformats the link to the further content by replacing the link to the further content with a modified link for accessing the further content through the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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