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Distributing digital-works and usage-rights to user-devices

  • US 10,223,510 B1
  • Filed: 11/06/2017
  • Issued: 03/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus-implemented method for distributing a digital-work, comprising:

  • storing, in digital memory(s), a definition of usage-rights for said digital-work;

    wherein said definition of usage-rights authorizes said digital-work for use by an authorized-user, at a plurality of different user-devices;

    wherein said usage-rights for said digital-work are usable with a plurality of experience-providers;

    determining, by electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s), that said authorized-user who is authorized to utilize said usage-rights is present at one or more of said user-devices;

    sending, by electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s), onto a network to a first user-device where said authorized-user is present;

    a format of said digital-work that is compatible with a software application of a first experience-provider; and

    sending, by electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s), onto a network to said first user-device or to another user-device, where said authorized-user is present;

    a format of said digital-work that is compatible with a software application of a second experience-provider.

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