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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2000
David H. Tannenbaum, Dallas, TX (US);
Union Beach, L.P., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Users may record abstracts of information that they desire and information providers may access the recorded information abstracts from time to time so as to provide the information content that matches the requested information. In one embodiment, the user may select a TV program (or movie) that is not currently available and then at a time subsequent thereto that program is made available to the user, either privately, or over the public network. In another embodiment, users of the Internet may record information requests. Information providers may then access these requests from time to time and provide the requested information, even if the information had not been available at the time the request was initially posted. Prior to delivery of the information content the parties, if desired, may negotiate when and how delivery will occur, how much information will be provided, the cost of the information and the responsibilities of each of the parties pertaining to that information. The information abstract may be stored local to the user or at one or more central sites.