DIGITAL MARKETPLACE FOR RESELLING MEDIA PACKAGES
Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for implementing the sale of a media package that has one or more digital assets and/or platform features and a first level of digital rights management (DRM) protections from a first purchaser to a second purchaser. The DRM protections may limit which digital assets may be sold. The level of DRM protection on the media package may be changed to a second level before being delivered to the second purchaser. The changed DRM protection may restrict the future sale of the digital assets and/or platform feature(s) remaining in the package. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
1 . A nontransitory computer readable medium containing computer-executable program instructions wherein the instructions are configured such that execution of the program instructions by one or more processors of a computer system causes the one or more processors to implement a method, the method comprising:
a) digitally processing a purchase order for a media package, wherein the media package includes a first level of digital rights management (DRM) protection and one or more digital assets and/or platform features, wherein the package is listed for sale by a first purchaser of the media package and the purchase order is from a second purchaser;
b) digitally changing a level of DRM protection for the media package from a first level of DRM protection to a second level of DRM protection; and
c) digitally delivering the media title to a device determined by the second purchaser with the level of DRM protection changed from the first level to the second level.
2 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first level of DRM protection permits the first purchaser to sell the complete set of the one or more digital assets and/or platform feature(s) in the media bundle.
3 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 2 , wherein one of the one or more assets is a media title.
4 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 3 , wherein the media title is a video game.
5 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the one or more digital assets further comprise a save file, downloadable content (DLC), and user generated content and/or platform feature(s).
6 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 2 , further comprising receiving a sale listing for the media package from the first purchaser.
7 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 6 wherein the sale listing comprises a description of the one or more digital assets.
8 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the description of the one or more digital assets is a written description.
9 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the description of the one or more digital assets includes a video.
10 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the video is made with a share button.
11 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the sale listing further comprises a selling price for the media bundle.
12 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 2 , wherein the second level of DRM protection only permits the second purchaser to sell less than the entire set of the one or more digital assets in the media bundle.
13 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the second level of DRM protection permits the second purchaser to sell only one of the one or more digital assets in the media package.
14 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the one digital asset that may be sold is a media title.
15 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first level of DRM protection permits the first purchaser to sell less than the entire set of the one or more digital assets in the media bundle.
16 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the first level of DRM protection permits the first purchaser to sell only one of the one or more digital assets in the media bundle.
17 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the one digital asset that may be sold is a media title.
18 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the second level of DRM protection prevents the second purchaser from selling any of the one or more digital assets in the media bundle.
19 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , where the method further comprises generating a sale display for the media package that is displayed in the digital marketplace.
20 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 19 wherein generating the sale display comprises transforming information included in the sale listing into a viewable format.
21 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 20 , wherein the viewable format is webpage located at a URL
22 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the URL is posted on social media sites.
23 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein digitally processing the purchase order further comprises:
receiving a payment from the second purchaser;
providing the first purchaser with a first portion of the payment; and
retaining a second portion of the payment as a transaction fee.
24 . The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 23 , further comprising, providing a third portion of the payment to a publisher who originally produced the media bundle.
25 . A digital marketplace server configured to operate on a network, comprising:
a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor;
one or more instructions embodied in memory for execution by the processor, the instructions being configured to implement a method, the method comprising:
a) digitally processing a purchase order for a media bundle, wherein the media package includes a first level of digital rights management (DRM) protection and one or more digital assets and/or one or more platform features, wherein the package is listed for sale by a first purchaser of the media package and the purchase order is from a second purchaser;
b) digitally changing a level of DRM protection for the media package from a first level of DRM protection to a second level of DRM protection; and
c) digitally delivering the media title to a device determined by the second purchaser with the level of DRM protection changed from the first level to the second level.
26 . A method comprising:
a) digitally processing a purchase order for a media bundle, wherein the media package includes a first level of digital rights management (DRM) protection and one or more digital assets and/or one or more platform features, wherein the package is listed for sale by a first purchaser of the media package and the purchase order is from a second purchaser;
b) digitally changing a level of DRM protection for the media package from a first level of DRM protection to a second level of DRM protection; and
c) digitally delivering the media title to a device determined by the second purchaser with the level of DRM protection changed from the first level to the second level.