Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20070136608
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morris jones (over 3 years ago)
The percentages are not specified, and could be zero or 100%. This would then clearly be like transferring music from Apple Itunes, storing it on my computer, and then transferring it to an IPOD.
I have also used ATM machines that will work while offline, and then transfer the activities when they go back online. The offline transaction part has been done before, and may be "obvious".
The early Pay per View Cable TV boxes had a phone line for the back channel. They allowed watching the content, and then at night called home with the billing information. Some of the money went to the cable company, and some went to the content provider. This may be close art for the claim.Tom Condon (over 3 years ago)
Regarding Claim 00001
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A method, comprising:
performing a secure off-line transfer of a digital media content from a
first media playback device of a first user to a second media playback
device of a second user for a price via an off-line transaction;
securely storing a proof of the off-line transaction; providing a first
percentage of the price to an owner of a copyright of the digital media
content based on the stored proof; and providing a second percentage of
the price to the first user based on the stored proof.
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This is no different from a cash sale of a CD over the counter in a
store after the purchaser has listened to it on the store's player then
the purchaser placing it into his/her own player for listening.
performing a secure off-line transfer = handing over the item purchased
of a digital media content = CD from a first media playback device = CD
player of a first user = store to a second media playback device = CD
player of a second user = purchaser for a price via an off-line
transaction; = cash sale securely storing a proof of the off-line
transaction; = saving the sales receipt providing a first percentage of
the price = royalty paid by the CD manufacturer to an owner of a
copyright = music writer/arranger/producer of the digital media content
= song recorded digitally based on the stored proof = sales price on
sales slip and providing a second percentage of the price = profit to
the first user = store based on the stored proof = sales slip/record
So, as best I can tell they seem to have claimed to have invented over-the-counter sales. Hmm. Despite millennia of prior art.Tom Condon (over 3 years ago)
In addition to the previous comment, if you connect the two digital machines to make the transfer of the digital media directly from one to another (as the patent application implies) the machines are then "on line" - connected to a network. A small network, but a network. Also, in order to electronically transfer the balances to the copyright owner and the "first user" one of them will need to connect to the internet, which takes it out of the "off line" category.
So this is either unworkable or improperly defined.PEER TO PATENT ACTIVITY
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