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Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2005
Applicants:

David W. Baumert, Sammamish, WA (US);

Flora P. Goldthwaite, Seattle, WA (US);

Gregory L. Hendrickson, Seattle, WA (US);

Jonathan C. Cluts, Sammamish, WA (US);

Pamela J. Heath, Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

David W. Baumert, Sammamish, WA (US);

Flora P. Goldthwaite, Seattle, WA (US);

Gregory L. Hendrickson, Seattle, WA (US);

Jonathan C. Cluts, Sammamish, WA (US);

Pamela J. Heath, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system and method for distributing digital content over a computer network. A set of digital content is provided in a storage location that is accessible by the network. One or more physical tokens store data related to accessing the set of digital content. When a token is at a remote location, a request for the set of digital content to be presented at the remote location is received. In response to this request, presentation of the digital content is allowed at the remote location.


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