Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20070136608
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<claim-text> A method, comprising: <claim-text>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; </claim-text><claim-text>securely storing a proof of the off-line transaction; </claim-text><claim-text>providing a first percentage of the price to an owner of a copyright of the digital media content based on the stored proof; and </claim-text><claim-text>providing a second percentage of the price to the first user based on the stored proof. </claim-text></claim-text>
Step 1 claims the transfer of content between two devices in a secure fashion which is commomnly done using SSL or VPN. The concept of off-line is meaningless, as may be demonstarted by two devices communicting via VPN as they are conceptually de-coupled from the net, and cannot serve to introduce an invenmtive aspect. Step two claims the secure storage of a transction receipt, this is commonly done in a cash register at a point of sale. Steps three and four describe partioning proceeds to different interested parties in a sale, this is common practice in many sale transaction, for example in auction houses or consignment shops. These aparticular steps can be performed in cash which is fully off-line (in the truest sense!). more...
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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. more...
<claim-text> The method as recited in <claim-ref idref='CLM-00001'>claim 1</claim-ref>, wherein the off-line transaction comprises a cryptographically secure sales transaction protocol. </claim-text>
As decribed in Prior Art Reference 1 teh protocol can be used to purchase anything, including digital content, so applying it as claimed here is foreseen in this European standard.
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<claim-text> The method as recited in <claim-ref idref='CLM-00001'>claim 1</claim-ref>, wherein the off-line transaction comprises using a cryptographically secure sales transaction protocol, including: <claim-text>sending a cryptographically secure purchase request from the second media playback device to the first media playback device; </claim-text><claim-text>sending a cryptographically secure transaction receipt from the first media playback device to the second media playback device; and </claim-text><claim-text>sending a receipt acknowledgement from the second media playback device to the first media playback device. </claim-text></claim-text>
<claim-text> The method as recited in <claim-ref idref='CLM-00001'>claim 1</claim-ref>, wherein prior to the off-line transaction the first and second media playback devices: <claim-text>authenticate each other by exchanging certificates; </claim-text><claim-text>create a session key; </claim-text><claim-text>establish a data encryption and a data compression capability; and </claim-text><claim-text>establish a session identifier. </claim-text></claim-text>
<claim-text> The method as recited in <claim-ref idref='CLM-00001'>claim 1</claim-ref>, further comprising reselling. the digital media content from the second user to subsequent users, including: <claim-text>transferring the digital media content from the second media playback device to a subsequent media playback device for a subsequent price via a subsequent off-line transaction; </claim-text><claim-text>providing a first percentage of the subsequent price to the owner of the copyright of the digital media content; and </claim-text><claim-text>providing a second percentage of the subsequent price to the second user. </claim-text></claim-text>
<claim-text> The method as recited in <claim-ref idref='CLM-00001'>claim 1</claim-ref>, wherein providing the first and second percentages of the price to the owner of the copyright and to the first user, respectively, includes sending a notification of the off-line transaction to a service provider, wherein the service provider debits an amount of the price from an account of the second user, provides the first percentage of the amount to the copyright owner, and provides the second percentage of the amount to the first user. </claim-text>