Google Inc.

Motorola Mobility LLC

General Instrument Corporation

Robert H Yacobellis

Craig P Reilly

Paul Moroney

Petr Peterka

Theodore S Rzeszewski

Morris A Moore

William L Olson

Vida Ilderem

Frederick L Kitson

A system receives an indication of selection of an item in a broadcast segment from an end device. A broadcast segment is identified by the selection and a broadcast segment schedule. An item ID is determined using the identified broadcast segment and the broadcast segment schedule, and a corresponding sponsor of the item is determined using the item ID and the identified broadcast segment. An anonymized message, including the item ID and a request for information, is sent to the corresponding sponsor. A reply is received from the corresponding sponsor, and forwarded to an end user contact.

System providing sponsored content

Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method and apparatus for enabling digital rights management in file transfers. One embodiment of a method for transferring digital content from a first user to a second user, includes transferring ownership of an instance of the digital content to the second user, where the instance of the digital content resides on a first device belonging to the first user. Copies of the digital content are then deleted from one or more additional devices belonging to the first user (including at least one offline device).

Method and apparatus for enabling digital rights management in file transfers

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Chicago, IL, United States of America

Robert H Yacobellis