Authorized units music distribution system

Details Authorized units music distribution system Authorized units music distribution system

2007-05-22

2007-05-22

Pwu, Jeffrey (Department: 2143)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer protocol implementing

Computer-to-computer data streaming

C709S232000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11322029

ABSTRACT:
Systems for distributing music to a plurality of customers via the Internet provide each customer with a uniquely identified proprietary device for receiving, playing and recording music. A music server computer system is provided for distributing the music to the proprietary devices over the Internet. The system provides for tracking usage of the music on the proprietary devices and reporting the usage data over the Internet to the music server compute system. The system provides for the secure distribution of digital music content over the Internet to consumers in a manner that allows efficient and economical usage of the content by consumers, while providing adequate usage reporting to copyright owners and providing adequate copy protection to prohibit unauthorized usage.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4949187 (1990-08-01), Cohen
patent: 5041921 (1991-08-01), Scheffler
patent: 5140254 (1992-08-01), Katzman
patent: 5191573 (1993-03-01), Hair
patent: 5341350 (1994-08-01), Frank et al.
patent: 5355302 (1994-10-01), Martin
patent: 5410326 (1995-04-01), Goldstein
patent: 5450079 (1995-09-01), Dunaway
patent: 5481509 (1996-01-01), Knowles
patent: 5483278 (1996-01-01), Strubbe et al.
patent: 5592551 (1997-01-01), Lett et al.
patent: 5625608 (1997-04-01), Grewe et al.
patent: 5629733 (1997-05-01), Youman et al.
patent: 5633472 (1997-05-01), DeWitt et al.
patent: 5649013 (1997-07-01), Stuckey et al.
patent: 5710605 (1998-01-01), Nelson
patent: 5722041 (1998-02-01), Freadman
patent: 5729279 (1998-03-01), Fuller
patent: 5737030 (1998-04-01), Hong et al.
patent: 5781889 (1998-07-01), Martin et al.
patent: 5848398 (1998-12-01), Martin et al.
patent: 5864868 (1999-01-01), Contois
patent: 5956025 (1999-09-01), Goulden et al.
patent: 5959945 (1999-09-01), Kleiman
patent: 5969283 (1999-10-01), Looney et al.
patent: 6040829 (2000-03-01), Croy et al.
patent: 6041023 (2000-03-01), Lakhansingh
patent: 6104334 (2000-08-01), Allport
patent: 6107992 (2000-08-01), Ishigaki
patent: 6118450 (2000-09-01), Proehl et al.
patent: 6130726 (2000-10-01), Darbee et al.
patent: 6133909 (2000-10-01), Schein et al.
patent: 6151059 (2000-11-01), Schein et al.
patent: 6172677 (2001-01-01), Stautner et al.
patent: 6182126 (2001-01-01), Nathan et al.
patent: 6232539 (2001-05-01), Looney et al.
patent: 6240550 (2001-05-01), Nathan et al.
patent: 6243725 (2001-06-01), Hempleman et al.
patent: 6248946 (2001-06-01), Dwek
patent: 6262722 (2001-07-01), Allison et al.
patent: 6295555 (2001-09-01), Goldman
patent: 6304523 (2001-10-01), Jones et al.
patent: 6308204 (2001-10-01), Nathan et al.
patent: 6313887 (2001-11-01), Gudorf
patent: 6336219 (2002-01-01), Nathan
patent: 6346951 (2002-02-01), Mastronardi
patent: 6353169 (2002-03-01), Juszkiewicz et al.
patent: 6381575 (2002-04-01), Martin et al.
patent: D457875 (2002-05-01), Joe
patent: 6385596 (2002-05-01), Wiser et al.
patent: 6389403 (2002-05-01), Dorak, Jr.
patent: 6389538 (2002-05-01), Gruse et al.
patent: 6393430 (2002-05-01), Van Ryzin
patent: 6396523 (2002-05-01), Segal et al.
patent: 6397189 (2002-05-01), Martin et al.
patent: 6408332 (2002-06-01), Matsumoto et al.
patent: 6412110 (2002-06-01), Schein et al.
patent: 6421067 (2002-07-01), Kamen et al.
patent: 6437836 (2002-08-01), Huang et al.
patent: 6438450 (2002-08-01), DiLorenzo
patent: 6446080 (2002-09-01), Van Ryzin et al.
patent: 6460076 (2002-10-01), Srinivasan
patent: 6484011 (2002-11-01), Thompson et al.
patent: 6502194 (2002-12-01), Berman et al.
patent: 6526577 (2003-02-01), Knudson et al.
patent: 6526579 (2003-02-01), Sato
patent: 6542870 (2003-04-01), Matsumoto
patent: D475029 (2003-05-01), Nathan et al.
patent: 6563769 (2003-05-01), Van Der Meulen
patent: 6567032 (2003-05-01), Mullaly et al.
patent: D475991 (2003-06-01), Hisatsune
patent: 6578051 (2003-06-01), Mastronardi et al.
patent: D477591 (2003-07-01), Hung
patent: 6587403 (2003-07-01), Keller et al.
patent: 6587404 (2003-07-01), Keller et al.
patent: 6587837 (2003-07-01), Spagna et al.
patent: 6594646 (2003-07-01), Okayama et al.
patent: 6598230 (2003-07-01), Ballhorn
patent: 6636272 (2003-10-01), Noguchi et al.
patent: 6636867 (2003-10-01), Robertson
patent: 6637029 (2003-10-01), Maissel et al.
patent: 6647417 (2003-11-01), Hunter et al.
patent: 6650963 (2003-11-01), DiLorenzo
patent: 6654367 (2003-11-01), Kaufman
patent: RE38353 (2003-12-01), Peterson
patent: 6662231 (2003-12-01), Drosset et al.
patent: 6868403 (2005-03-01), Wiser et al.
patent: 2001/0013126 (2001-08-01), Lemmons et al.
patent: 2001/0014976 (2001-08-01), Roop et al.
patent: 2001/0023403 (2001-09-01), Martin et al.
patent: 2001/0037304 (2001-11-01), Paiz
patent: 2002/0010788 (2002-01-01), Nathan et al.
patent: 2002/0013784 (2002-01-01), Swanson
patent: 2002/0016968 (2002-02-01), Nathan et al.
patent: 2002/0018074 (2002-02-01), Buil et al.
patent: 2002/0032019 (2002-03-01), Marks et al.
patent: 2002/0035519 (2002-03-01), Takizawa
patent: 2002/0047894 (2002-04-01), Steading et al.
patent: 2002/0049717 (2002-04-01), Routtenberg et al.
patent: 2002/0053084 (2002-05-01), Escobar et al.
patent: 2002/0055934 (2002-05-01), Lipscomb et al.
patent: 2002/0056118 (2002-05-01), Hunter et al.
patent: 2002/0062261 (2002-05-01), Mukai
patent: 2002/0083449 (2002-06-01), Im
patent: 2002/0085461 (2002-07-01), Sugiyama
patent: 2002/0089529 (2002-07-01), Robbin
patent: 2002/0091848 (2002-07-01), Agresta et al.
patent: 2002/0099660 (2002-07-01), Lee
patent: 2002/0111912 (2002-08-01), Hunter et al.
patent: 2002/0113824 (2002-08-01), Myers, Jr.
patent: 2002/0116082 (2002-08-01), Gudorf
patent: 2002/0120577 (2002-08-01), Hans et al.
patent: 2002/0120936 (2002-08-01), Del Baccaro et al.
patent: 2002/0126141 (2002-09-01), Mastronardi
patent: 2002/0140855 (2002-10-01), Hayes et al.
patent: 2002/0147728 (2002-10-01), Goodman et al.
patent: 2002/0152224 (2002-10-01), Roth et al.
patent: 2002/0154888 (2002-10-01), Allen et al.
patent: 2002/0156705 (2002-10-01), Koyata et al.
patent: 2002/0170061 (2002-11-01), DiLorenzo
patent: 2002/0184625 (2002-12-01), Allport
patent: 2002/0184626 (2002-12-01), Darbee et al.
patent: 2002/0186844 (2002-12-01), Levy et al.
patent: 2002/0188461 (2002-12-01), Matsumoto
patent: 2002/0194264 (2002-12-01), Uchiyama et al.
patent: 2003/0004833 (2003-01-01), Pollak et al.
patent: 2003/0005138 (2003-01-01), Giffin et al.
patent: 2003/0014630 (2003-01-01), Spencer et al.
patent: 2003/0014753 (2003-01-01), Beach et al.
patent: 2003/0023975 (2003-01-01), Schrader et al.
patent: 2003/0023976 (2003-01-01), Kamen et al.
patent: 2003/0027520 (2003-02-01), Yamashita
patent: 2003/0028272 (2003-02-01), Sugiura
patent: 2003/0031096 (2003-02-01), Nathan et al.
patent: 2003/0035074 (2003-02-01), Dubil et al.
patent: 2003/0038849 (2003-02-01), Craven et al.
patent: 2003/0041325 (2003-02-01), Nathan et al.
patent: 2003/0046243 (2003-03-01), Pepsco et al.
patent: 2003/0065642 (2003-04-01), Zee
patent: 2003/0071855 (2003-04-01), Kim
patent: 2003/0074421 (2003-04-01), Kusano et al.
patent: 2003/0074666 (2003-04-01), Nathan et al.
patent: 2003/0079227 (2003-04-01), Knowles et al.
patent: 2003/0093813 (2003-05-01), Shintani et al.
patent: 2003/0101447 (2003-05-01), Nathan et al.
patent: 2003/0110126 (2003-06-01), Dunkeld et al.
patent: 2003/0110132 (2003-06-01), Sako
patent: 2003/0115603 (2003-06-01), Lemmons et al.
patent: 2003/0132952 (2003-07-01), Davis et al.
patent: 2003/0135424 (2003-07-01), Davis et al.
patent: 2003/0135857 (2003-07-01), Pendakur et al.
patent: 2003/0140341 (2003-07-01), Nakashima
patent: 2003/0149978 (2003-08-01), Plotnick
patent: 2003/0149980 (2003-08-01), Hassell et al.
patent: 2003/0149988 (2003-08-01), Ellis et al.
patent: 2003/0159144 (2003-08-01), Kitagawa et al.
patent: 2003/0163211 (2003-08-01), Van Der Meulen
patent: 2003/0163486 (2003-08-01), Van Der Meulen
patent: 2003/0163823 (2003-08-01), Logan et al.
patent: 2003/0196204 (2003-10-01), Thiagarajan et al.
patent: 2003/0208586 (2003-11-01), Mastronardi et al.
patent: 2003/0208760 (2003-11-01), Sugai et al.
patent: 2003/0229797 (2003-12-01), Newman
patent: 2004/0001395 (2004-01-01), Keller et al.
patent: 2004/0001396 (2004-01

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Authorized units music distribution system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Authorized units music distribution system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Authorized units music distribution system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3824142