Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Finance
Reexamination Certificate
2003-09-22
2011-12-20
Hamilton, Lalita (Department: 3691)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Finance
C705S040000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08082198
ABSTRACT:
A system providing billing support for the exchange of media is disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention may provide for the authorization of and billing for the delivery of media from a media server to local storage for consumption on a television display. The media may be audio, still pictures, video, or data. Other embodiments may provide for the authorization of and billing for the transfer of media from a media peripheral to a media server for media backup or distribution. A media peripheral may be, for example, a digital camera, digital camcorder, personal computer (PC), personal digital assistant (PDA), multi-media gateway, and MP3 player. An embodiment may support pre-payment, payment at time of use, and post-use billing for the media exchange. In an embodiment of the present invention, the storing or accessing of media may be performed without identifying the user to the media server.
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Bennett James D.
Karaoguz Jeyhan
Broadcom Corporation
Hamilton Lalita
McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd.
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