System and devices for digital media distribution
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorSam Zellner
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Abstract
A device includes a memory for storing digital media, a transfer module, and a processor. The media includes first data that associates the media with the device, second data authorizing the device to play back the media, and third data authorizing the device to transfer a copy of the media. A transfer includes transfer data identifying the copy uniquely relative to the device. The processor implements instructions to receive a request to transfer a copy of the media to a peer device, create a copy of the media that includes the first data and the transfer data, and direct the transfer module to transfer the copy to the peer device and send a transaction record including the first data and the transfer data to a server.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a memory that stores instructions;
- a processor that executes the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a first copy of digital media, wherein the first copy of the digital media includes a link for accessing an additional copy of the digital media;
- receiving, from a device, a request for the digital media;
- providing, in response to the request, the link to the device;
- and
- providing, in response to the device accessing the link, a second copy of the digital media to the device.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a first copy of digital media, wherein the first copy of the digital media includes a link for accessing an additional copy of the digital media;
- receiving, from a device, a request for the digital media;
- providing, in response to the request, the link to the device;
- and
- providing, in response to the device accessing the link, a second copy of the digital media to the device.
A computer-readable device comprising instructions, which, when loaded and executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a first copy of digital media, wherein the first copy of the digital media includes a link for accessing an additional copy of the digital media;
- receiving, from a device, a request for the digital media;
- providing, in response to the request, the link to the device;
- and
- providing, in response to the device accessing the link, a second copy of the digital media to the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.