System And Method For The Distribution Of Software Products
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Abstract
A system and method for selling software products over a network. The system includes a server computer with access to software products. The system is configured to allow a user to purchase a subscription for the periodic acquisition of selected software products. In one embodiment, as part of the subscription, the user pays an amount during selected billing intervals. In return, the system issues to the user a number of credits for downloading at no additional charge at least one of the software products during a credit interval, which may be equal in length to the billing interval. In one embodiment, the system debits a number of credits in response to fulfilling a user'"'"'s purchase request. The system may be also configured to deduct credits that are not used within selected credit intervals.
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56 Claims
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45. A server capable of communicating with at least one client computer via at least one network, the server comprising:
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a processor to execute program code that when executed by the processor results in the server being capable of providing, via the at least one network, services to the at least one client computer, the services being capable of being requested via a user interface that is to be presented to a user by the at least one client computer in operation of the at least one client computer, the services being capable of being associated, at least in part, with a user subscription, the user subscription being associated with; subscription payment to be provided at a selectable subscription time; during a certain time, permitting free download of at least one selected game; capability to access relatively reduced price purchase of at least one particular game, the relatively reduced price purchase being relative to relatively higher price purchase of the at least one particular game that is available for a non-subscriber; the services including; capability to search for at least one certain game that satisfies at least one user selectable criterion and is available for purchase and download via the server; capability to request the download of the at least one certain game. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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51. Program storage storing program instructions for use by a server that is capable in operation of communicating with at least one client computer via at least one network, the program instructions when executed by the server resulting in the server performing operations comprising:
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providing, via the at least one network, services to the at least one client computer, the services being capable of being requested via a user interface that is to be presented to a user by the at least one client computer in operation of the at least one client computer, the services being capable of being associated, at least in part, with a user subscription, the user subscription being associated with; subscription payment to be provided at a selectable subscription time; during a certain time, permitting free download of at least one selected game; capability to access relatively reduced price purchase of at least one particular game, the relatively reduced price purchase being relative to relatively higher price purchase of the at least one particular game that is available for a non-subscriber; the services including; capability to search for at least one certain game that satisfies at least one user selectable criterion and is available for purchase and download via the server; capability to request the download of the at least one certain game.
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