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Systems and methods for selling content over a network

  • US 9,754,246 B2
  • Filed: 01/22/2014
  • Issued: 09/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A server infrastructure comprising one or more servers configured to interface with a plurality of content providers to couple to a content access client over a network implemented by a network operator, the network comprising infrastructure to provide a service to a plurality of consumer devices, the server infrastructure to interface with a plurality of distinct content providers each having a separate collection of content, the server infrastructure to implement a sequence comprising:

  • providing, to a consumer device connected to the network operator, a content access client, independent from the network operator, configured to receive a selection of content directly available from a selected content provider of said plurality of content providers and configured to enable the network operator to charge the consumer for access to the content, said content access client located between and connected to said network operator and said plurality of content providers;

    receiving, via the network, content selection information indicating selected content from the collection of content of the selected content provider, wherein the content selection information is received from the content access client on the consumer device;

    retrieving the selected content from the selected content provider, according to the received content selection information;

    supplying the selected content to the network for transmission to the consumer device, without the selected content provider directly charging a consumer-user of the consumer device;

    receiving payment from the network operator for content transmitted to the consumer device; and

    sending a portion of the received payment to the selected content provider.

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