METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPGRADING A PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED MEDIA ASSET
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for upgrading a prior purchase of a user, said method comprising:
- identifying the user as having previously made a prior purchase of an item from a particular online content provider;
determining whether the prior purchase is eligible for upgrade to a bundle of items, where the item is one of the items in the bundle of items;
notifying the user of their eligibility to upgrade to the bundle of items;
determining whether the user requests to upgrade to the bundle of items; and
transacting the upgrade from the particular online content provider when said determining determines that the user desires to upgrade to the bundle of items.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for upgrading from one or more digital media assets to a set of digital media assets over a network are described. A potential purchaser can be notified of available upgrade opportunities that are available for purchase. The potential purchaser can elect to pursue an upgrade opportunity so as to purchase a set of digital media assets. Upon upgrading to the set of digital media assets, the digital media assets within the set of digital media assets are made available to the purchaser. Typically, on upgrading from one or more of the digital media assets in the set of digital media assets to the entire set of digital media assets, the purchaser pays a lower cost than would be otherwise charged if the purchaser were to purchase the set of digital media assets in a non-upgrade manner.
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40 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for upgrading a prior purchase of a user, said method comprising:
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identifying the user as having previously made a prior purchase of an item from a particular online content provider; determining whether the prior purchase is eligible for upgrade to a bundle of items, where the item is one of the items in the bundle of items; notifying the user of their eligibility to upgrade to the bundle of items; determining whether the user requests to upgrade to the bundle of items; and transacting the upgrade from the particular online content provider when said determining determines that the user desires to upgrade to the bundle of items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29)
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26. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code for offering an upgrade from a prior purchase of a media item to a set of media items that includes the media item, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for identifying the user as having previously made a prior purchase of a media item from a particular online content provider; computer program code for determining whether the prior purchase is eligible for upgrade to a set of media items, where the media item is one of the media items in the set of media items; and computer program code for notifying the user of their eligibility to upgrade to the set of media items. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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30. A computing device, comprising:
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at least one data storage device, said data storage device storing digital media assets and digital media asset information that contains characteristics of the digital media assets, said data storage device further stores purchase history information, the digital media asset information including information on sets of the digital media assets that can be acquired; and a data processing unit operatively connected to said at least one storage device, said data processing unit including at least; an upgrade process to determine one or more available upgrade opportunities for one or more users based on the purchase history information, the upgrade opportunities pertaining to one or more of the sets of the digital media assets; a notification process to notify one or more users of the one or more available upgrade opportunities; and an acquisition process to enable the one or more users to upgrade to one or more of the sets of the digital media assets. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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