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Systems and Methods for the Selection and Purchase of Digital Assets

  • US 20100121734A1
  • Filed: 01/25/2010
  • Published: 05/13/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for enabling a customer in a retail store to purchase digital assets, comprising:

  • displaying on a terminal located within the retail store a user interface that enables the customer to select a digital asset for purchase;

    receiving at the terminal input from the customer indicating that the customer desires to add a digital asset to a virtual shopping cart;

    transmitting from the terminal to a server system an asset identifier identifying the digital asset, wherein the server system associates the asset identifier with a virtual shopping cart identifier identifying the virtual shopping cart;

    receiving at a terminal located within the retail store an indication that the customer is ready to purchase the contents of the virtual shopping cart;

    after receiving the indication, transmitting to a fulfillment system an order message, wherein the order message includes information identifying one or more digital assets, each of which digital asset has an identifier associated with the cart identifier;

    receiving an order response from the fulfillment system, wherein the order response includes an order confirmation code;

    providing the order confirmation code to the customer;

    after providing the order confirmation code to the customer, receiving one or more messages transmitted from a device operated by the customer and located outside the store, wherein at least one of the one or more messages contains the order confirmation code; and

    in response to receiving the messages, transmitting to a device located outside of the store the one or more digital assets.

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