SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PEER TO PEER COMPENSATION
First Claim
1. A method for compensating content owners and users that share content on a peer to peer (P2P) network, comprising:
- (a) using an enrollment system that is accessed over the P2P network to register a plurality of users including a first enrolled user and a second enrolled user, wherein each of the plurality of users sends or receives one or more items of shared content using a node on the P2P network;
(b) using the enrollment system to register a plurality of content owners that own at least some of the items of shared content, said plurality of content owners including a first enrolled content owner;
(c) establishing a financial account for each user and content owner that registers using the enrollment system, wherein each financial account has information for crediting or debiting a user or content owner in response to the sharing of content on the P2P network; and
(d) using a compliance system, coupled to the P2P network, to monitor transmission of items of shared content from nodes in the P2P network and receipt of items of shared content by nodes in the P2P network;
wherein, upon detection of the transmission of a shared item of content, owned by the first enrolled content owner, from the first enrolled user to the second enrolled user, the compliance system;
(i) credits a financial account of the first enrolled user for transmission of the shared item of content;
(ii) credits a financial account of the first enrolled content owner for transmission of the shared item of content, and(iii) charges a financial account of the second enrolled user for receipt of the shared item of content.
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Abstract
A system and method for compensating content owners and users that share content on a peer to peer (P2P) network. An enrollment system is accessed over the P2P network for registering a plurality of users and content owners, and establishing a financial account for each user and content owner that registers using the enrollment system A compliance system, coupled to the P2P network, monitors transmission of items of shared content from nodes in the P2P network and receipt of items of shared content by nodes in the P2P network and, upon detection of the transmission of a shared item of content: (i) credits an account of a first user for transmission of the shared item of content; (ii) credits an account of a content owner for transmission of the shared item of content; and (iii) charges an account of a second enrolled user for receipt of the shared item of content.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for compensating content owners and users that share content on a peer to peer (P2P) network, comprising:
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(a) using an enrollment system that is accessed over the P2P network to register a plurality of users including a first enrolled user and a second enrolled user, wherein each of the plurality of users sends or receives one or more items of shared content using a node on the P2P network; (b) using the enrollment system to register a plurality of content owners that own at least some of the items of shared content, said plurality of content owners including a first enrolled content owner; (c) establishing a financial account for each user and content owner that registers using the enrollment system, wherein each financial account has information for crediting or debiting a user or content owner in response to the sharing of content on the P2P network; and (d) using a compliance system, coupled to the P2P network, to monitor transmission of items of shared content from nodes in the P2P network and receipt of items of shared content by nodes in the P2P network;
wherein, upon detection of the transmission of a shared item of content, owned by the first enrolled content owner, from the first enrolled user to the second enrolled user, the compliance system;(i) credits a financial account of the first enrolled user for transmission of the shared item of content; (ii) credits a financial account of the first enrolled content owner for transmission of the shared item of content, and (iii) charges a financial account of the second enrolled user for receipt of the shared item of content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for compensating content owners and users that share content on a peer to peer (P2P) network, comprising:
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(a) an enrollment system that is accessed over the P2P network for (i) registering a plurality of users including a first enrolled user and a second enrolled user, wherein each of the plurality of users sends or receives one or more items of shared content using a node on the P2P network, (ii) registering a plurality of content owners that own at least some of the items of shared content, said plurality of content owners including a first enrolled content owner, and (iii) establishing a financial account for each user and content owner that registers using the enrollment system, wherein each financial account has information for crediting or debiting a user or content owner in response to the sharing of content on the P2P network; and (b) a compliance system, coupled to the P2P network, that monitors transmission of items of shared content from nodes in the P2P network and receipt of items of shared content by nodes in the P2P network and, upon detection of the transmission of a shared item of content, owned by the first enrolled content owner, from the first enrolled user to the second enrolled user, the compliance system;
(i) credits a financial account of the first enrolled user for transmission of the shared item of content;
(ii) credits a financial account of the first enrolled content owner for transmission of the shared item of content; and
(iii) charges a financial account of the second enrolled user for receipt of the shared item of content.
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