Sponsored media content
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a selection of media content from a graphical user interface, wherein the media content is configured to be downloadable onto one or more computers;
providing one or more advertisements capable of being played on the one or more computers; and
providing access to the media content upon playing the one or more advertisements in their entirety, wherein a fee for the media content is received from a sponsor in exchange for a user playing the one or more advertisements in their entirety before the media content is accessed.
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Abstract
A method for allowing a user to download authorized media content from one or more websites without a fee includes a sponsor paying the fee for the downloaded authorized media content in exchange for the user playing one or more advertisements in their entirety. In one implementation, a method includes selecting downloadable media content from a graphical user interface, and playing one or more advertisements in their entirety on one or more computers. The method further includes accessing the media content upon playing the one or more advertisements in their entirety, in which a fee for the media content is paid by a sponsor in exchange for a user playing the one or more advertisements in their entirety before the media content is accessed.
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42 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a selection of media content from a graphical user interface, wherein the media content is configured to be downloadable onto one or more computers;
providing one or more advertisements capable of being played on the one or more computers; and
providing access to the media content upon playing the one or more advertisements in their entirety, wherein a fee for the media content is received from a sponsor in exchange for a user playing the one or more advertisements in their entirety before the media content is accessed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a user interface adapted to collect data from a user, wherein the collected data comprises one or more selections for downloadable media content;
an intermediary distributor adapted to send one or more advertisements to the user; and
a sponsor to compensate the intermediary distributor for the downloadable media content in exchange for the user playing the one or more advertisements in their entirety, wherein the user does not pay a fee to download the downloadable media content. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system comprising:
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a first tool to enable the authorized downloading of media content for one or more users;
a second tool to enable the one or more users to register user information; and
a third tool to deliver one or more advertisements to the one or more users, wherein the authorized downloading of media content is agreed to be paid by a sponsor that requires the one or more users to play the one or more advertisements in their entirety before accessing the media content. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40)
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38. The system of clam 36 wherein the fifth tool further comprises one or more download parameters, wherein one or more advertisements are assigned based on the one or more ranges of popularity.
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41. A method comprising:
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receiving a selection of media content from a graphical user interface, wherein the media content is configured to be downloadable onto one or more computers;
providing one or more advertisements capable of being played on the one or more computers; and
providing access to the media content upon playing the one or more advertisements in their entirety, wherein a sponsor agrees to provide compensation for the media content in exchange for a user playing the one or more advertisements in their entirety before the media content is accessed, wherein the compensation is a payment to at least one of an intermediary distributor and one or more initial owners and producers of the media content.
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42. An article comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions operable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a selection of media content from a graphical user interface, wherein the media content is configured to be downloadable onto one or more computers;
providing one or more advertisements capable of being played on the one or more computers; and
providing access to the media content upon playing the one or more advertisements in their entirety, wherein a fee for the media content is received from a sponsor in exchange for a user playing the one or more advertisements in their entirety before the media content is accessed.
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