System and Method for Purchasing Linked with Broadcast Media

• US 20080162300A1
• Filed: 03/17/2008
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Stephen A. Ewald
• Original Assignee: Stephen A. Ewald
• Inventors: Ewald, Stephen A.
• Application Number:
  US12/049,877
• Publication Number:
  US 20080162300A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders

Abstract

A system and method for purchasing goods and services related to a media stream, such as a radio or television broadcast, where a broadcast receiver receives a media stream. A person purchases the goods and services by indicating on a device the desire to purchase. The device can capture a portion of the media stream from the broadcast receiver The device analyzes directly or requests analysis of the media stream from a remote device to determine the goods or services associated with the stream. The device selectively records the purchase data for the goods and services, and relays the purchase data to one or more servers that selectively receive and verify the purchase data. The transmission of the purchase data from the device can occur at the time of purchase, or at some other predetermined period or location.

Claims

1. A system for purchasing goods and services associated with a media stream, the system comprising:

a selector which may be selected by a purchaser, the selector indicating that the purchaser desires to purchase a good or service associated with a media stream;

a detector that detects at least a portion of the media stream;

a transmitter that transmits at least a portion of the media stream to an analyzing device;

a receiver that receives from the analyzing device identification data associated with the media stream, wherein the analyzing device analyzes the transmitted media stream to determine the identification data;

a processor that creates purchase data, the purchase data comprising the identification data, wherein the processor instructs the transmitter to transmit the purchase data to a purchasing device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the purchase data further comprises purchaser identification data.

3. The system of claim 2, further comprising a memory that stores the purchase data.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a media stream receiver that receives the media stream from a media source.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a memory that stores the purchase data for transmission by the transmitter at a predetermined location.

6. A method for purchasing goods and service associated with a media stream, the method comprising:

receiving a portion of a media stream from a purchasing device;

analyzing the portion of the media stream to determine identification data associated with the media stream;

transmitting the identification data to the purchasing device;

receiving purchase data from the purchasing device, the purchase data comprising the identification data and purchaser identification data;

completing a purchase of a good or service associated with the media stream.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising transmitting a confirmation of a completed purchase of the good or service to the purchasing device.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the portion of the media stream is one of an audio sample and a video clip.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the purchasing device is a mobile telephone.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein completing a purchase of a good or service associated with the media stream further comprises transmitting purchase data to a merchant device.

11. A method for purchasing goods and service associated with a media stream, the method comprising:

receiving a portion of a media stream and purchase data from a purchasing device;

analyzing the portion of the media stream to determine identification data associated with the media stream;

determining, based on the identification data, a good or service associated with the media stream;

completing a purchase of the good or service associated with the media stream using the purchase data.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising transmitting a confirmation of a completed purchase of the good or service to the purchasing device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein completing a purchase of a good or service associated with the media stream further comprises transmitting purchase data to a merchant device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the purchase data is transmitted to a merchant device over a secure connection.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein completing a purchase of a good or service associated with the media stream further comprises receiving verification of the purchase data from the merchant device.

16. A broadcast receiver for purchasing goods and services associated with broadcast media, the broadcast receiver receiving a broadcast media stream, the broadcast receiver further analyzing the broadcast media stream to determine identification data for a good or service associated with the broadcast media stream, the broadcast receiver further selectively recording purchase data for the good or service associated with the broadcast media stream, the purchase data comprising at least the identification data, and the broadcast receiver further selectively transmitting the purchase data to another computer device.

17. The broadcast receiver of claim 16, further comprising a purchase selection indicator.

18. The broadcast receiver of claim 16, wherein the broadcast receiver further stores the purchase data and transmits the stored data at a predetermined location.

19. The broadcast receiver of claim 16, wherein the purchase data further comprises purchaser identification data which is stored in a memory on the broadcast receiver.

20. The broadcast receiver of claim 16 further receiving a confirmation of a purchase completion.

21. The broadcast receiver of claim 16, wherein the broadcast receiver further analyzing the broadcast media stream to determine identification data for a good or service associated with the broadcast media stream comprises transmitting broadcast media stream data to an analyzing device and receiving identification data from the analyzing device.

22. The broadcast receiver of claim 21, wherein the broadcast media stream data comprises a portion of the broadcast media stream.

23. The broadcast receiver of claim 21, wherein the broadcast media stream data comprises a time and source of the broadcast media stream.