Patent Document ID: 20030004968
Application ID: 10063412
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for use with a system storing digital media records, the system comprising a data file defining rights management questions and multiple-choice answers thereto, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a first user, a selection of rights management questions and respective multiple-choice answers for the data file; receiving, from a second user non-identical to the first user, a query regarding a first digital media record; presenting, to the second user, a first rights management question among the selection of rights management questions; receiving, from the second user, a multiple-choice answer from among the respective multiple-choice answers with respect to the first rights management question, and storing same; presenting, to the second user, a second rights management question among the selection of rights management questions; receiving, from the second user, a multiple-choice answer from among the respective multiple-choice answers with respect to the second rights management question, and storing same; presenting, to the second user, a third rights management question among the selection of rights management questions; receiving, from the second user, a multiple-choice answer from among the respective multiple-choice answers with respect to the third rights management question, and storing same; deriving pricing information for the second user with respect to the first digital media record from the stored multiple-choice answers; receiving, from a third user non-identical to the first user and non-identical to the second user, a query regarding a second digital media record; presenting, to the third user, a fourth rights management question among the selection of rights management questions; receiving, from the third user, a multiple-choice answer from among the respective multiple-choice answers with respect to the fourth rights management question, and storing same; presenting, to the third user, a fifth rights management question among the selection of rights management questions; from the third user, a multiple-choice answer from among the respective multiple-choice answers with respect to the fifth rights management question, and storing same; presenting, to the third user, a sixth rights management question among the selection of rights management questions; receiving, from the third user, a multiple-choice answer from among the respective multiple-choice answers with respect to the sixth rights management question, and storing same; deriving pricing information for the third user with respect to the second digital media record from the stored multiple-choice answers.