REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF PHYSICAL MEDIA OWNERSHIP

摘要

A method, apparatus, and system for remotely managing ownership of physical media units (“PMUs”), comprising a physical media storage facility for storing PMUs and a PMU transfer facility for receiving PMUs from and delivering PMUs to users. A controller authenticates a user, reads an ownership database to identify PMUs that the user owns, and allows the user to access content of the PMUs he owns. The controller also facilitates remote buying and selling of PMUs, as well as requests to deliver a PMU to its owner.

主权项

1. A method for determining the sales price of a remotely owned and managed PMU, comprising:
determining the number of PMUs with the same content are currently for sale; determining the PMU owner's preferred selling price; determining the PMU owner's selling history; and determining a sales price based on the number of PMUS with the same content that are currently for sale, the PMU owner's preferred selling price, and the PMU owner's selling history.