Patent ID: 6732106
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A digital data distribution system comprising a user device and a distribution server, wherein:said user device includes: a communication means for accessing said distribution server; a browsing means for browsing information sent from said distribution server and responding to the information; a storage media in which the digital data distributed by said distribution server is written; and a storage media access means for reading and writing data from and in said storage media; and said distribution server includes: a sending and receiving means for sending and receiving information and digital data to and from said user device; a distribution front end that creates information to be sent to users and processes accesses by the users; a user administration database that stores user IDs and related account information of the users; a digital data administration database that stores digital data IDs and digital data storage locations of digital data to be distributed; an obtained rights administration database that stores information regarding rights to receive distribution of digital data that each user has obtained; a history database that stores information regarding digital data that have been distributed to the users in the past; a distributed digital data storage means for storing digital data to be distributed; and a digital data distribution means for sending digital data to the users based on the information from said distribution front end.