Global Patent Index - EP 1247227 A4

EP 1247227 A4 20030625 - SELLING A DIGITAL CONTENT PRODUCT IN AN ONLINE TRANSACTION

Title (en)

SELLING A DIGITAL CONTENT PRODUCT IN AN ONLINE TRANSACTION

Title (de)

VERKAUF EINES PRODUKTES MIT DIGITALEM INHALT IN EINER ONLINE TRANSAKTION

Title (fr)

VENTE D'UN PRODUIT A TENEUR NUMERIQUE DANS UNE TRANSACTION EN LIGNE

Publication

EP 1247227 A4 20030625 (EN)

Application

EP 00988222 A 20001220

Priority

  • US 0034704 W 20001220
  • US 47432799 A 19991229

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0148658A1] A method for selling a digital content product (206) in an online commercial transaction includes the steps of encoding the digital content product; creating a digital file (180) including a header (202) having first information about the digital content product, a product preview (204) that is a portion of the digital content product that is not encoded, and the encoded digital content product; storing, as a product for sale, the digital file at a host computer (110, 112); and providing access to the host computer by a buyer computer so that the buyer computer has access to the digital file. A system implements the method.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/60; G06F 1/00

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 30/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 30/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [X] EP 0798892 A2 19971001 - IBM [US]
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  • [E] US 6473740 B2 20021029 - COCKRILL MICHAEL P [US], et al
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  • [A] CHOUDHURY A K ET AL: "COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING OVER COMPUTER NETWORKS", IEEE NETWORK, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, vol. 9, no. 3, 1 May 1995 (1995-05-01), pages 12 - 20, XP000505280, ISSN: 0890-8044
  • [A] BAKER: "In the money - QPass has big hopes for small Net sales", BUSINESS JOURNAL (INTERNET), 12 October 1998 (1998-10-12), XP002134402, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:www.amcity.com/seattle/stories/1998/10/12/story3.html> [retrieved on 20000330]
  • See references of WO 0148658A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0148658 A1 20010705; AU 2445101 A 20010709; CA 2395719 A1 20010705; EP 1247227 A1 20021009; EP 1247227 A4 20030625

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0034704 W 20001220; AU 2445101 A 20001220; CA 2395719 A 20001220; EP 00988222 A 20001220