Digital content purchase management

Abstract

A multi-merchant purchasing system is configured to identify downloadable products selected by a user for purchase. The identified downloadable products are offered by multiple merchants. The multi-merchant purchasing system enables the user to purchase multiple downloadable products in a single transaction. Specifically, the multi-merchant purchasing system determines payment information associated with the user and, with little to no user-interaction, sends the payment information to applications associated with the merchants for processing. The multi-merchant purchasing system may also be configured to receive purchase information from the merchant applications and maintains the purchase information for the user in a locker. The multi-merchant purchasing system may further be configured to automatically download and install the purchased product onto the user's computing device through a software assistant. To promote privacy and security, the multi-merchant purchasing system may include a credit card quarantine module to secure credit card data.

1 . A system for managing purchased digital content comprising:
 a data store comprising purchasing information about one or more products purchased by a user through the system;   a purchasing module configured to determine which of the purchased products comprise a downloadable product; and   a locker module configured to provide purchasing information about the downloadable product to the user.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the locker module is configured to receive a request for performing an operation related to the downloadable product. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the operation is performed based, at least in part, on the purchasing information about the downloadable product. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the locker module is configured to update the purchasing information about the downloadable product with data associated with the performed operation. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the locker module is configured to send a download link to the user, the download link corresponding to a download location of the downloadable product. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the locker module is configured to send a hash value to the user, the hash value indicative of an authenticity of the downloadable product. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising an application associated with a merchant, the merchant providing the downloadable purchased product to the user, wherein the locker module is configured to receive the purchasing information about the downloadable product from the application. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein at least one of the locker module and the application is configured as a web service. 
     
     
         9 . A system for managing purchased digital content comprising:
 a data store comprising purchasing information about one or more products purchased by a user through the system; and   a locker module configured to provide purchasing information about a purchased product to the user, the locker module configured to send a download link and a hash value to the user, the download link corresponding to a download location of the purchased product, the hash value indicative of an authenticity of the purchased product.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , comprising a purchasing module configured to determine whether the purchased product comprises a downloadable product. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the locker module is configured to receive a request for performing an operation related to the purchased product. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the operation is performed based, at least in part, on the purchasing information about the purchased product. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the locker module is configured to update the purchasing information about the purchased product with data associated with the performed operation. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , comprising an application associated with a merchant, the merchant providing the purchased product to the user, wherein the locker module is configured to receive the purchasing information about the purchased product from the application. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein at least one of the locker module and application is configured as a web service. 
     
     
         16 . A method comprising:
 identifying a user associated with a commerce application, the commerce application connected with a merchant;   facilitating a purchase of a product from the merchant through the commerce application; and   providing a download link and a hash value to the user, the download link corresponding to a download location of the product, and the hash value indicative of an authenticity of the product.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , comprising determining whether the purchased product comprises a downloadable product. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , comprising retrieving purchasing information associated with the purchased product from the merchant. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , comprising providing at least some of the purchasing information about the purchased product to the user. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , comprising providing at least some of the purchasing information about the purchased product to an application associated with the merchant.