Systems, methods and computer readable code for visualizing and managing digital cash

45) A method of visualizing digital cash on a computer, the method comprising:

• a) determining at least one cash attribute of a digital cash bundle;
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• b) representing said digital cash bundle as a graphical icon associated with a visual indication of at least one said determined digital cash attribute.

46) A computer readable medium comprising program instructions, wherein when executed the program instructions are operable to:

• a) determine at least one cash attribute of a digital cash bundle;
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• b) represent said digital cash bundle as a graphical icon associated with a visual indication of at least one said determined digital cash attribute.

51) A method of facilitating the installation of software on a user machine, the method comprising:

• a) associating a digital cash bundle file with code or with a reference to code operative to install an application on the user machine in accordance with a detecting of a user engagement of said digital cash bundle file;
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• b) storing said digital cash bundle in volatile or non-volatile memory.

55) A system for redeeming digital cash on a computer, the system comprising:

• a) a digital cash status engine for determining at least one cash access attribute of digital cash payment;
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• b) a digital cash access granting engine for redeeming only upon detecting a user acceptance of an embedded acceptance condition associated with said digital cash payment.

59) A method of doing business, the method comprising:

• a) providing a digital cash file having an embedded specified earliest redeeming time;
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• b) upon handling a redeeming request, redeeming said digital cash file only if said redeeming time constraint is satisfied.

62) A method of doing business, the method comprising:

• a) specifying a redeeming parameter describing a number of times a digital cash payment may be redeemed;
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• b) associating said redeeming parameter with said digital cash payment.

64) A method of redeeming digital cash:

• a) handling a redeeming request for a repeat digital cash payment that is redeemable a number of times equal to a first number;
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• b) authorizing redeeming of said repeat digital cash payment only if a number of previous successful redeemings is less than one less than said first number.

66) A method of doing business, the method comprising:

• a) offering an item or service for sale over the Internet;
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• b) receiving over the Internet one or more digital cash bundle files as payment for said item or service.

71) A method dispensing digital cash bundles, the method comprising:

• a) embedding within a web page a visual indication of a presence of digital cash;
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• b) embedding within said web page at least one web element operative to supply a digital cash bundle file upon detecting a user engagement of a location associated with said visual indication of said presence of said digital cash.

73) A method of encouraging web traffic, the method comprising:

• a) making a web page available a plurality of times;
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• b) for at least one of said plurality of times, making said web page available with an embedded digital cash bundle.

75) A method of doing business, the method comprising:

• a) providing restricted digital cash redeemable only by a pre-defined entity;
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• b) making said restricted digital cash available to one or more individuals, each said individual being distinct from a redeeming party.

78) A method of doing business, the method comprising:

• a) providing digital cash having an embedded informative message, said digital cash redeemable concomitant with a viewing of said embedded informative message;
• and
• b) storing said digital cash bundle file in volatile or non-volatile memory.

83) A method of doing business, the method comprising:

• a) providing a password-protected digital cash payment;
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• b) authorizing access to said digital cash payment only after a providing of a valid password.

86) A method of doing business, the method comprising:

• a) generating digital cash having an embedded redeeming acceptance condition;
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• b) storing said digital cash bundle file in volatile or non-volatile memory

92) A method of doing business, the method comprising:

• a) providing a digital cash payment associated with instructions which are operative upon redeeming to execute of software code distinct from said redeeming code;
• and
• b) storing said digital cash payment in volatile or non-volatile memory.

101) A system for handling a plurality of application items of a software application, the system comprising:

• a) registration code for registering with the software application;
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• b) an application item handler for handling application items of the software application, said application handler adapted to handle said application items in accordance with determinations of whether or not given application items are associated with digital cash.