Appeal No. 2004-1324
Application No. 09/495,116
BACKGROUND
Appellant’s invention is directed to a method and apparatus
for distributing lawfully available copies of files over the
internet. An understanding of the invention can be derived from
a reading of exemplary independent claim 14, which is reproduced
as follows:
14. A method of ensuring that downloading over an Internet
of a file designated by user is an authorized downloading,
comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a central server with an Approved Web Site
Database comprising a list of servers authorized to be
source of files for downloading over the Internet;
(b) receiving at said central server from the user an IP
address of an additional server providing the file
designated by the user as downloadable data;
(c) determining whether the IP address of the additional
server is on the Approved Web Site Database;
(d) when it is determined that the IP address of the
additional server is on the Approved Web Site Database,
notifying the user that downloading from the additional
server is authorized; and
(e) downloading the file designated by the user from the
additional server;
wherein step (d) further comprises transmitting at least one
of an encryption key and encryption information unique to the
file designated by the user from said central server to a
personal computer of the user.
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