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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 24, 2013
Applicants:

Samir Mehta, Los Altos, CA (US);

Laurent Piron, Aigle, CH;

Gary Susumu Sano, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Inventors:

Samir Mehta, Los Altos, CA (US);

Laurent Piron, Aigle, CH;

Gary Susumu Sano, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Assignee:

OPENTV, INC., San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/12 (2012.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/8355 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/1235 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04N 21/2407 (2013.01); H04N 21/2541 (2013.01); H04N 21/25875 (2013.01); H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); H04N 21/8355 (2013.01);
Abstract

In example embodiments, a system and method for managing the resale of digital media rights is provided. In example embodiments, user accounts that store digital media rights for digital content may be maintained. An indication that a first user having a first user account intends to transfer digital media rights for a particular digital content may is received. A verification process is performed to verify that the digital media rights of the first user are transferable. Based on an indication that a transaction has occurred, the digital media rights are transferred from the first user account to a second user account associated with a second user that is a recipient of the digital media rights.


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