US 12,235,936 B2
System and method for automatic digital copy for physical media purchase
Alan Char, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Nick Brailas, San Jose, CA (US); Anthony Marcar, San Francisco, CA (US); Michael Ye, Palo Alto, CA (US); Oleksiy Kokhanyy, Mountain View, CA (US); and Hua Li, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to NBCUniversal Media, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by NBCUniversal Media, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/544,694.
Application 16/544,694 is a continuation of application No. 14/575,656, filed on Dec. 18, 2014, granted, now 10,387,630.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/059,999, filed on Oct. 5, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2019/0370438 A1, Dec. 5, 2019
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06Q 20/12 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01)
CPC G06F 21/105 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/123 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01); G06F 21/1014 (2023.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more non-transitory storage devices storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform acts of:
receiving a unique identifier used to identify an electronic media account of a user, wherein the unique identifier is supplied by the user at a time of purchase of a physical media item;
determining that the unique identifier used to identify the electronic media account is not associated with the electronic media account;
in response to determining that the unique identifier is not associated with the electronic media account:
transmitting a cookie for storage on an electronic device of the user, the cookie comprising data verifying the purchase of the physical media item;
subsequent to transmitting the cookie, detecting a subsequent association of the unique identifier with the electronic media account, by receiving a signal indicating that the unique identifier has been associated with the electronic media account; and
in response to detecting the subsequent association of the unique identifier with the electronic media account:
accessing the cookie to verify the purchase of the physical media item;
in response to verifying the purchase of the physical media item, providing, to an electronic media service, an indication that the electronic media account is eligible for access to electronic media associated with the physical media item; and
sending a notification comprising an indication that the electronic media account has access to the electronic media associated with the physical media.