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Methods for distributions of digital files
Assignee: Media Patents SL
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Filing: 2008-04-21
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Granted: 2010-06-29
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Expires: 2028-04-21
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a process for distributing files, having the steps of receiving at least one digital file, transmitting the digital file to a location, and selecting at least one content provider. The process also has the steps of updating a content of the content provider to provide a reference to the digital file at the location, generating an updated digital file by adding information which identifies the content provider to the digital file when the reference to the digital file is selected at the content provider, and transmitting at least a portion of the at least one updated digital file to a client network.
Inventors
- 👤 Alvaro Fernandez
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 11:55
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/0241; G06Q30/0273; G06Q30/0248; G06Q30/0251; G06Q30/0253; G06Q30/0277; G06Q30/06; G06Q30/0601; G06Q30/0603; G06Q30/0641
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A process for distributing files, the process comprising the steps of: receiving from a vendor site at least one digital file that has a metadata-free field; transmitting the at least one digital file to a predetermined location; selecting at least one content provider; updating a content of the at least one content provider to provide a reference to the at least one digital file at the predetermined location; generating at least one updated digital file by adding information which identifies the at least one content provider to the metadata-free field of the at least one digital file when the reference to the at least one digital file is selected at the content provider, the metadata-free field not residing in a file wrapper; and transmitting at least a portion of the at least one updated digital file which includes the information which identifies the at least one content provider to a client network.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A process for distributing files, the process comprising the steps of: receiving from a vendor site at least one digital file that has a metadata-free field; transmitting the at least one digital file to a predetermined location; selecting at least one content provider; updating a content of the at least one content provider to provide a reference to the at least one digital file at the predetermined location; generating at least one updated digital file by adding information which identifies the at least one content provider to the metadata-free field of the at least one digital file when the reference to the at least one digital file is selected at the content provider, the metadata-free field not residing in a file wrapper; and transmitting at least a portion of the at least one updated digital file which includes the information which identifies the at least one content provider to a client network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process of claim 1 , further comprising the step of receiving the information which identifies the at least one content provider when the client network engages in at least one activity associated with the transmitted updated digital file.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 2 , wherein the at least one activity comprises purchasing at least one service associated with the transmitted updated digital file.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 2 , wherein the at least one activity comprises receiving content associated with the transmitted updated digital file.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 2 , further comprising the step of transmitting compensation to the at least one content provider based on the at least one activity.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
The process of claim 2 , further comprising the step of storing the information which identifies the at least one content provider in a database, wherein the step of selecting at least one content provider comprises the substep of selecting the at least one content provider based on the information stored in the database.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
95 words
The process of claim 2 , further comprising the step of storing the information which identifies the at least one content provider in a database, wherein the step of selecting at least one content provider comprises the substeps of: generating at least one word associated with the at least one digital file; analyzing the content of a plurality of content providers; and selecting the at least one content provider from the plurality of content providers based on an association between the at least one word and the content of the at least one content provider.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
80 words
The process of claim 2 , further comprising the step of storing the information which identifies the at least one content provider in a database, wherein the step of selecting at least one content provider comprises the substeps of: analyzing information stored in the database to determine a plurality of preferred content providers which appear in the database more than a predetermined number of times; and selecting the at least one content provider from the plurality of preferred content providers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 1 , wherein the steps of receiving, transmitting the at least one digital file, selecting, and updating are carried out at a particular location, and the particular location is associated with the predetermined location.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 9 , wherein the particular location and the predetermined location are world wide web sites.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
The process of claim 1 , wherein the steps of receiving, transmitting the at least one digital file, selecting, and updating are carried out at a particular location, and the particular location is associated with the at least one content provider.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the steps of receiving, transmitting the at least one digital file, selecting, and updating are carried out via the Internet.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1 , wherein the reference to the at least one digital file comprises a Uniform Resource Locator.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
59 words
The process of claim 1 , wherein the step of receiving at least one digital file comprises the substep of receiving the at least one digital file from a vendor, and the step of generating the at least one updated digital file comprises the substep of adding information to the at least one digital file which identifies the vendor.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 11 , wherein the substep of adding information comprises the substep of incorporating metadata which identifies the at least one content provider to the at least one digital file.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
155 words
A process for distributing files, the process comprising the steps of: receiving from a vendor site at least one digital file that has a metadata-free field; transmitting the at least one digital file to a predetermined location; selecting at least one content provider; and updating a content of the at least one content provider to provide a reference to the at least one digital file at the predetermined location, wherein the reference is configured, such that when the reference is selected by a client network, the reference activates a program which causes: at least one updated digital file to be generated by adding information identifying the at least one content provider to the metadata-free field of the at least one digital file, the metadata-free field not residing in a file wrapper; and the updated digital file which includes the information which identifies the at least one content provider to be transmitted to the client network.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
155 words
A process for distributing files, the process comprising the steps of: receiving from a vendor site at least one digital file that has a metadata-free field; transmitting the at least one digital file to a predetermined location; selecting at least one content provider; and updating a content of the at least one content provider to provide a reference to the at least one digital file at the predetermined location, wherein the reference is configured, such that when the reference is selected by a client network, the reference activates a program which causes: at least one updated digital file to be generated by adding information identifying the at least one content provider to the metadata-free field of the at least one digital file, the metadata-free field not residing in a file wrapper; and the updated digital file which includes the information which identifies the at least one content provider to be transmitted to the client network.
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