Systems and circuits for providing support for user transactions on a media exchange network
First Claim
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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Abstract
A system providing support for user transactions in a media exchange network is disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention may comprise a television display, storage, and a set top box, and may provide an interface device for receiving from a user associated authorization device, information for authorizing user transactions via a communication network. A user transaction may comprise the exchange, purchase, storage, or consumption of media such as, for example, audio, still images, video, and data. The communication network may comprise, for example, a cable infrastructure, a digital subscriber line infrastructure, a wireless infrastructure, and may be the Internet. The system may provide for the completion of the user transaction without divulging the identity of the user to a vendor.
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55 Claims
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1. A system providing support for user transactions on a media exchange network, the system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system providing support for user transactions on a media exchange network, the system comprising:
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a television display for consumption of media at a first location; a storage for storing media; 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, the server software enables authorization by the first user of a second user of the media exchange 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. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. One or more circuits for use in a set top box in a media exchange network, the one or more circuits comprising:
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a display interface operably coupled to a display; and at least one processor operably coupled to at least one interface for communicating via a broadband communication network, and to storage for storing media and having an associated network address, the at least one processor operable to; deliver media from the storage to the display at a first location, via the display interface, receive from an authorization device associated with a first user of the media exchange network at the first location, information for authorizing a user transaction, and send a request to a server, 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, and wherein the request causes the server to enable authorization by the first user of a second user of the media exchange network at a second location so that at least a portion of the authorized user transaction is performed with the second user, via the broadband communication network without divulging the identity of the first user to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. One or more circuits for use in a communication terminal at a first location in a media exchange network, the one or more circuits comprising:
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at least one interface for communicating via a communication network; and at least one processor operably coupled to the at least one interface, the at least one processor having an associated network address and being operable to; receive from a first user, at the first location, information for authorizing a user transaction, send a 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, to a server, and cause delivery of media from storage to a communication terminal of a second user at a second location via the communication network, wherein the first user authorizes the second user to communicate with the first user prior to the media delivery without divulging the identity of the first user to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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