Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fee-based distribution of media based on device proximity
- Patent Title (中): 基于设备接近度的媒体费用分配
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Application No.: US11752390Application Date: 2007-05-23
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Publication No.: US09129307B2Publication Date: 2015-09-08
- Inventor: David Keith Fowler , Zachary Adam Garbow
- Applicant: David Keith Fowler , Zachary Adam Garbow
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; G06Q30/02 ; G06Q20/10 ; G06Q30/04

Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for commercial transactions for the sale of images carried out over short-range wireless transmissions. In one embodiment, the transaction may be initiated by a vendor (e.g., a professional photographer), who transmits a wireless signal including an offer for sale of an image. A customer wishing to purchase the image responds by sending a wireless signal including an acceptance of the offer. In another embodiment, the transaction may be initiated by a customer, who transmits a wireless signal including a request for an image to be fulfilled by a vendor. A vendor agreeing to supply the image responds by sending a wireless signal including an acceptance of the request. By offering the images to customers who are in close proximity to the image capture, the vendor may increase the likelihood that the images will be purchased.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080294548A1 Fee-Based Distribution of Media Based on Device Proximity Public/Granted day:2008-11-27
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