Method for selling content over a network
AssigneeRealNetworks, Inc.
InventorsThomas Nemetz, Andreas Riegler, Andreas Spechtler
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Abstract
A method to generate revenue from supplied content is provided. Content is provided to a consumer via a network by providing a content service that allows the consumer to select and retrieve content as a package together with a clearing of the selectable content to an operator used by the consumer to select and retrieve the content via the network. Any content selected by the consumer is supplied directly to the consumer via the operator. The operator is charged for the supplied content.
Claims1
A method for generating revenue from supplied content, said content provided by at least one content provider to a consumer via a network, comprising the steps of:
- providing a content service that allows the consumer to select and retrieve content together with a clearing of the selectable content to an operator used by the consumer to select and retrieve the content via the network,
- directly supplying any content selected by the consumer to the consumer via the operator, and
- charging the operator for the supplied content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.