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Systems and circuits for providing support for user transactions on a media exchange network

  • US 7,257,549 B2
  • Filed: 09/26/2003
  • Issued: 08/14/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system providing support for user transactions on a media exchange network, the system comprising:

  • a television display for consumption of media at a first location;

    a storage for storing media, and having an associated network address;

    set top box circuitry at the first location, the set top box circuitry communicatively coupled to deliver media from the storage to the television display;

    an interface device for receiving from an authorization device associated with a first user at the first location, information for authorizing a user transaction, the interface device communicatively coupled to the set top box circuitry; and

    server software that receives a request from the first user of the media exchange network, the request comprising one or more of the associated network address, information identifying the user transaction, and at least a portion of the information for authorizing the user transaction, the server software enables authorization by the first user of a second user of the media exchanae network at a second location so that at least a portion of the authorized user transaction is performed with the second user, via a communication network, without divulging the identity of the first user to the second user.

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