WO2001022318A1 - Method and apparatus for simplified artist-buyer transactions - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to Internet-based business methods and systems, and moie specifically to business systems foi Websites maiketmg the works of many artists to shoppers on the Woild Wide Web
- artist or “recording artist” is meant m the specific sense a musician or band of musicians producing recorded music for sale, and m the general sense any artist pioducing works of art which can be lepresented for sale on the Woild Wide
- the website is meant heie a single Web site providing a single point of access to many artists from Web shoppers
- client artist or “client recording artist” is meant here an artist who has registered and contracted with a website to pi o vide shoppei access to the artist's works via the website
- recording is meant here a recoided collection of songs or musical compositions normally packaged and sold as a unit (e g , a CD)
- audio file oi "sound file” is meant here a computer-stored digital representation of one or more sound waves
- file player type is meant here one of several available software programs capable of playing back an audio file which has been stored in a specific format Examples are RealAudio and MP3 formats and player programs Discussion of Prior Art
- Web business and be sent to any other part of the world from the Web business
- the invention comprises a website containing (for browser access) a database of recording artists, to each of whom is assigned an individual Web page image, information a shopper may use to arrange purchase of recordings, a set of recording samples for each recording to be sold, and a title of each musical piece on each recording
- a shopper browsing the website may select a recording artist, listen to one or more recording samples made by that artist, and initiate purchase of one or more recordings directly with the website
- the website charges each artist a portion of the price of each purchase made by a shopper
- the website and its owners accept and validate buyer credit card information, obtain shipping data from the buyer, deduct a website usage fee from the purchase price, and send the purchase order and the artist's payment to the artist or artist's representative
- the artist or representative then fulfills the order directly to the customer
- the advantage to the shopper is fast, low-cost access to music by artists not otherwise able to market and distribute their works as widely as the World Wide Web allows
- the advantages to the artist are a low-cost channel for
- Figure 1 shows the overview of the proposed invention, including the invention's website, the access to that website by Web shoppers, and the access to that website by the client artists
- Figure 1 a shows a set of information elements maintained for each artist recording
- FIGS 2 and 3 show the series of stages of artist registration to use the invention
- Figure 2 shows the artist registration process via the website
- Figure 3 shows the process of transfer of music information from the artist to the website staff, and the placement of recording information, including samples for playback, on the website
- Figures 4 through 7 show the series of stages of an order for a recording
- Figure 4 shows the process of creation of a shopper order
- Figure 5 shows the processing of a shopper order through the website to the artist
- Figure 6 shows the shipment of a recording to a shopper from the artist.
- Figure 7 shows a summary of the series of steps during ordering and fulfillment
- the invention includes a website 5
- Website 5 is stored in one or more server computer systems 2
- Each server system 2 is made up of one or more interconnected processors, each with its associated main memory and disk storage subsystem
- Each server system 2 is connected to the World Wide Web 1 via one or more high-speed links
- Each server system 2 operates programs in support of website 5, as described below
- a server system 2 may store and support operation of multiple websites not all of which are related to the present invention
- Website 5 is made up of a set of Web pages and a database containing any data accumulated through the use of these Web pages, such as orders for recordings and statistics gathered from shoppers accessing the Web pages
- the database (not shown) is stored on one or more disk storage systems in a manner well known to those skilled in the art
- Website 5 also provides for operation of commonly-used server programs that present the Web pages to shoppers and artists accessing website 5
- These Web page server programs mediate shopping and artist registration
- Website 5 furthei provides for operation of commonly-used server programs that manage the accumulated data in the database
- Website 5 still further provides foi operation of commonly-used communication programs that exchange electionic mail with mail addi esses on the World Wide Web, such as the mail addresses for shoppers and client artists Electronic mail is used for sending orders to client artists, and for general communications between the website and both shoppeis and client artists
- the World Wide Web makes website 5 accessible to both client recording artists and shoppers anywhere a Web connection is available, using a commonly-used Web browser program, such as Microsoft Explorer or Netscape, that supports the use of secure forms Secure forms provide for the safely-encrypted transfer of personal confidential financial information such as ciedit card numbers
- client recording artist 15 uses a computer system 20 equipped with a standard Web browser to visit website 5 over Internet access pathway 25
- Computer system 20 may be any desktop, laptop, handheld, or telecommunications device that supports Web browsing, playback of audio files to the client artist, and provision of user-supplied data to a website via the website's online forms
- Access pathway 25 connects client artist 15 to the World Wide Web 1
- Access pathway 25 may be a wireless or landlme telephone connection, cable modem connection, oi any other link that supports the browser, playback and forms -management functions of computer system 20
- a shopper 10 seeking to listen to recording samples and buy recordings uses a computer system 30 equipped with a commonly-used Web browser to
- general information 56 includes an image selected by the client artist and background information concerning the client artist and the recording
- general information 56 includes an image selected by the client artist and background information concerning the client artist and the recording
- the display for list 38 incorporates a link to the display for each recording by each artist, so that a shopper using a browser may display a recording Web page by clicking on its corresponding list entry
- an individual computer user on a Web-connected computer can change from one Web page display to another by using a browser program in the following manner' the user positions the computer's mouse pointer over a button or other specially-marked area of the screen display and clicks the left mouse button
- the click over the specially-marked area causes the browser program to correlate the position of the mouse pointer with a program component or Web page name associated with that area
- the browser program then either executes the associated program component or retrieves the associated Web page and displays it on the user's screen.
- select here is meant selecting a Web page display or a browser action by clicking the left mouse button on a marked screen location while the browser program is in control
- a client artist 15 registers with website 5 via Web access pathway 25, filling out an online form as in common practice to supply registration information 39 which includes the artist's name, title of recording, number of copies the artist has on hand, the type of music, contact information to reach the artist or artist's representative, and the artist's agreement to the terms of the registration As shown in Fig.
- client artist 15 then supplies to website 5 a set of information 40 necessary for presentation and sale of a specific recording 48b by client artist 15
- Information 40 includes images and background information 56 concerning client artist 15 and the client artist's recording 48b, titles 57 of all musical pieces on recording 48b, and, optionally, playable audio files 58 for all musical pieces on recording 48b which the client artist wishes to share with shoppers before sale
- Supplying this information may be accomplished either via a physical mailing process to website business staff 110 or via Web access pathway 25 Using the information supplied by client artist 15, website business staff 1 10 create Web page 45b for recording 48b of client artist 15, and add recording 48b to list 38 of the recordings available for purchase Web page 45b displays images and background information
- shopper 10 using computer system 30 connects to website 5 over the World Wide Web 1 using access pathway 35
- Shopper 10 browses through list 38 of client artists and recordings, and selects a recording 48b made by client artist 15 Selection of recording 48b causes Web page 45b to be displayed
- the shopper browses through the list 57 of musical pieces on that recording
- the shopper selects the audio file for that piece, and plays it back using an audio player available to the browser program
- the audio player must be able to reproduce sounds accurately from one of several digital file forms, among them RealAudio and MP3
- the shopper may select and play back any number of audio files one by one The shopper may repeat this process until either leaving Web page 45b or deciding
- shopper 10 orders a recording 48b by selecting a button displayed on Web page 45b for requesting an order form This selection causes the browser to display the order form with recording 48b already entered Shopper 10 fills in requested billing information
- website 5 stores billing information 132, and sends a validation and billing request 132a to the institution handling the billing for shopper 10 If the validation and billing request 132a is accepted, website 5 displays to the shopper a second form requesting shipping and contact information 133 for the shoppei Shoppei 10 fills m shipping and contact information 133, and submits the form to website 5, completing order 130 Website 5 then deducts from the recording's sale price the fee website 5 charges foi sale of each lecordmg, prepares a payment 140 for client artist 15 Next, Website 5 mails shipping and shopper contact information 133 electronically to client artist 15, sends payment 140 to client artist 15, and stores a copy of order information 130 in its own database Sending order 130 and payment 140 to the artist eliminates any requirement for website 5 itself to maintain inventory of the woiks which might be ordered by shoppers
- Fig 6 shows that on receipt of online order and payment, client artist 15 fulfills an online order by sending recording 48b directly to shopper 10 Website 5 is not involved in the shipment process at all
- Fig 7 shows a sketch of the overall flow of order data and orders
- a client artist 15 registers with website 5, pays a required advance service fee to website 5, and supplies to website 5 images and background information 40, recordings 48, song lists 55, optionally sound files 60 foi all songs the client artist wishes to share with shoppers before sale, and contact information to allow a shopper to contact the client artist directly
- the shopper may, on finding a satisfactory recording, use the client artist's contact information on website 5 to reach the client artist and arrange purchase of a recording 45 independently
- Website 5 takes no fee for the sale of each recording.
- website 5 may also support a client artist by furnishing shoppers with World Wide Web links to another website maintained by the client artist, by furnishing shoppers with an electronic mail address for the client artist, or by providing other usable contact information for the client artist
- a client artist registers with website 5, pays a required advance service fee to website 5, and supplies to website 5 images and background information 40, recordings 48, song lists 55, optionally sound files 60 for all songs the client artist wishes to share with shoppers before sale, and contact information to allow a shopper to contact the client artist directly
- This stage of operation is the same as for the second embodiment
- the shopper renders payment to website 5 at the time of the order, and the order is then processed as described for the first embodiment
- This third embodiment combines features of the first two
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