Distributing digital-works and usage-rights to user-devices
First Claim
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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Abstract
Method for automatically distributing, as needed, a user'"'"'s digital-works and usage-rights to one or more user-devices. A definition of the usage-rights for a digital-work may be stored at one or more locations on a network. A version of said digital-work suitable for a user-device may be provided by one or more locations on said network. When a user who is authorized to utilize said digital-work is active at a user-device, a version of said digital-work and authorization to utilize is automatically transferred when needed to a user-device. The digital-work and authorization may be automatically transferred as needed to any user-device where an authorized user is active. The usage-rights may only be valid for one or more specific users. The usage authorization at each user-device may be less than defined in the full usage-rights maintained on the network. Authorization to utilize said digital-work at a user-device may be extended from time to time by exchanging user-device status across the network. Digital-works are automatically provided as needed to any user-device that an authorized user is using.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus-implemented method for distributing a digital-work, comprising:
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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; andsending, 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. Apparatus for distributing a digital-work, comprising:
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digital memory(s) that store 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;electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s) that determine that said authorized-user who is authorized to utilize said usage-rights is present at one or more of said user-devices; electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s) that 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; andelectronic-circuitry and/or processor(s) that send 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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25. One or more computer-readable memories or storage media, not including carrier-waves, having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processing devices, implement a method of distributing a digital-work, the method comprising:
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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; andsending, 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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