Patent ID: 7640186
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving from a seller a request to transfer electronic merchandise; verifying that the seller of the electronic merchandise owns the electronic merchandise; verifying content of the seller's electronic merchandise by comparing the content of the seller's electronic merchandise to content of at least one known-good version of the electronic merchandise; determining that the content of the seller's electronic merchandise is not the same as the content of the at least one known-good version of the electronic merchandise; based at least in part on determining that the content of the seller's electronic merchandise is not the same as the content of the at least one known-good version of the electronic merchandise, repairing a faulty portion of the content of the seller's electronic merchandise; and causing the seller's electronic merchandise to be transferred to a buyer at least in part in response to verifying that the seller owns the electronic merchandise, verifying the content of the seller's electronic merchandise, and repairing the seller's electronic merchandise; wherein after the seller's electronic merchandise is transferred to the buyer the seller retains a copy of the electronic merchandise, the method further comprising causing the copy of the electronic merchandise retained by the seller to be modified thereby preventing the seller from using the copy of the electronic merchandise.