Peer to peer distribution system and method

• US 20080028041A1
• Filed: 07/26/2007
• Published: 01/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward, Malamud, Mark, Lord, Robert, Levien, Royce, Rinaldo, John
• Application Number:
  US11/881,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20080028041A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/218
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/108 characterised by resources being split in blocks or fragments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/148 Migration or transfer of sessions

Abstract

Methods and related systems relating to peer to peer content distribution.

Claims

1. A method of distributing content comprising:

transmitting information indicating content to at least one remote user;

receiving a request for a specific instance of said content from said at least one remote user;

transmitting at least a portion of said specific instance of said content to said at least one remote user;

recording information indicating that said at least a portion of said specific instance of said content was transmitted to said at least one remote user; and

receiving data indicative of a credit transfer for transmitting said at least a portion of said specific instance of said content to said at least one remote user.

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19. A system for distributing content comprising:

circuitry for transmitting information indicating content to at least one remote user;

circuitry for receiving a request for a specific instance of said content from said at least one remote user;

circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of said specific instance of said content to said at least one remote user;

circuitry for recording information indicating that said at least a portion of said specific instance of said content was transmitted to said at least one remote user; and

circuitry for receiving data indicative of a credit transfer for transmitting said at least a portion of said specific instance of said content to said at least one remote user.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein said circuitry for receiving a request for a specific instance of said content from said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for receiving a request for a specific instance of content from at least one member of a buddy list.

21. The system of claim 19 wherein said circuitry for receiving a request for a specific instance of said content from said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for receiving a request to consume a specific instance of media with at least one remote user from at least one remote user.

22. The system of claim 19 wherein said circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of said specific instance of said content to said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a demonstration version of media to at least one remote user.

23. The system of claim 19 wherein said circuitry for receiving a request for a specific instance of said content from said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of media that can be purchased by at least one remote user.

24. The system of claim 19 wherein said circuitry for receiving a request for a specific instance of said content from said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of media that is operable for a limited period to at least one remote user.

25. The system of claim 19 wherein said circuitry for receiving a request for a specific instance of said content from said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of media to at least one remote user while at least one remote user is within range.

26. The system of claim 19 wherein said circuitry for receiving a request for a specific instance of said content from said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of media that is reduced in quality to at least one remote user.

27. The system of claim 19 wherein said circuitry for receiving a request for a specific instance of said content from said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of media that is operable for a limited amount of uses to at least one remote user.

28. The system of claim 19 wherein said circuitry for receiving a request for a specific instance of said content from said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting a coupon related to a specific instance of media to at least one remote user.

29. The system of claim 19 further comprising:

circuitry for consuming at least specific instance of said content with at least one remote user.

30. The system of claim 19 further comprising:

circuitry for enabling a transfer of a specific instance of a content to at least one remote user.

31. The system of claim 19 wherein said circuitry for recording information indicating that said at least a portion of said specific instance of said content was transmitted to said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for recording information indicating how many times a specific instance of content was transmitted.

32. The system of claim 19 further comprising:

circuitry for transmitting to a server recorded information indicating that a specific instance of content was transmitted to at least one remote user.

33. The system of claim 19 wherein said circuitry for receiving data indicative of a credit transfer for transmitting said at least a portion of said specific instance of said content to said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for receiving from a server data indicative of a credit transfer for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of content to at least one remote user.

34. The system of claim 19 wherein said circuitry for receiving data indicative of a credit transfer for transmitting said at least a portion of said specific instance of said content to said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for receiving data indicative of an amount of credit related to a price of a specific instance of content transmitted to at least one remote user.

35. The system of claim 19 wherein said circuitry for receiving data indicative of a credit transfer for transmitting said at least a portion of said specific instance of said content to said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for receiving data indicative of a credit transfer for a purchase of a full version of media related to a specific instance of content transmitted to at least one remote user.

36. The system of claim 19 further comprising:

circuitry for receiving data indicative of a credit transfer for a transfer of a specific instance of content from at least one remote user to at least one subsequent remote user.

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93. A system of distributing content comprising:

circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of content to at least one remote user; and

circuitry for receiving data indicative of a credit transfer for transmitting said at least a portion of said specific instance of said content to said at least one remote user.

94. The system of claim 93 wherein said circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of content to at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a demonstration version of media to at least one remote user.

95. The system of claim 93 wherein said circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of content to at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of media that can be purchased by at least one remote user.

96. The system of claim 93 wherein said circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of content to at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of media that is operable for a limited period to at least one remote user.

97. The system of claim 93 wherein said circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of content to at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of media to at least one remote user while at least one remote user is within range.

98. The system of claim 93 wherein said circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of content to at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of media that is reduced in quality to at least one remote user.

99. The system of claim 93 wherein said circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of content to at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of media that is operable for a limited amount of uses to at least one remote user.

100. The system of claim 93 wherein said circuitry for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of content to at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting a coupon related to a specific instance of media to at least one remote user.

101. The system of claim 93 wherein said circuitry for receiving data indicative of a credit transfer for transmitting said at least a portion of said specific instance of said content to said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for receiving from a server data indicative of a credit transfer for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of content to at least one remote user.

102. The system of claim 93 wherein said circuitry for receiving data indicative of a credit transfer for transmitting said at least a portion of said specific instance of said content to said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for receiving data indicative of an amount of credit related to a price of a specific instance of content transmitted to at least one remote user.

103. The system of claim 93 wherein said circuitry for receiving data indicative of a credit transfer for transmitting said at least a portion of said specific instance of said content to said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for receiving data indicative of a credit transfer for a purchase of a full version of media related to a specific instance of content transmitted to at least one remote user.

104. The system of claim 93 further comprising:

circuitry for receiving data indicative of a credit transfer for a transfer of a specific instance of content from at least one remote user to at least one subsequent remote user.

105. A method for distributing content comprising:

transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of content to at least one remote user; and

receiving data indicative of a credit transfer for transmitting said at least a portion of said specific instance of said content to said at least one remote user.

106. A system for distributing content comprising:

means for transmitting at least a portion of a specific instance of content to at least one remote user;

means for receiving data indicative of a credit transfer for transmitting said at least a portion of said specific instance of said content to said at least one remote user.

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