Content access with handheld document data capture devices
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, from a mobile computing device, capture data that represents an output of a document capture process performed on a rendered document by the mobile computing device;
receiving, from the mobile computing device, identification information associated with a user of the mobile computing device;
determining, by one or more processors and based on the received identification information, that the user does not have access rights to digital content associated with the received capture data;
in response to determining that the user does not have access rights to digital content associated with the received capture data, providing a prompt for the user of the mobile computing device to indicate whether access rights are requested;
in response to receiving a request for access rights from the mobile computing device, performing, by one or more processors, a registration process in which the user is provided with access rights to digital content associated with the received capture data that represents the output of the document capture process performed on the rendered document by the mobile computing device; and
after completing the registration process, providing, to the mobile computing device, search results based on digital content associated with the received capture data that represents the output of the document capture process performed on the rendered document by the mobile computing device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosed innovations provide systems and methods for automatically locating and retrieving digital supplemental materials and counterparts of rendered documents. These systems and methods are especially useful when the provider or copyright holder of the digital document charges a fee for access to the digital materials. Some embodiments solve the technical problem of allowing a user to access restricted digital content associated with a rendered document via a search string captured from the rendered document. Some embodiments further provide automatic intermediation to gain access to protected digital materials.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, from a mobile computing device, capture data that represents an output of a document capture process performed on a rendered document by the mobile computing device; receiving, from the mobile computing device, identification information associated with a user of the mobile computing device; determining, by one or more processors and based on the received identification information, that the user does not have access rights to digital content associated with the received capture data; in response to determining that the user does not have access rights to digital content associated with the received capture data, providing a prompt for the user of the mobile computing device to indicate whether access rights are requested; in response to receiving a request for access rights from the mobile computing device, performing, by one or more processors, a registration process in which the user is provided with access rights to digital content associated with the received capture data that represents the output of the document capture process performed on the rendered document by the mobile computing device; and after completing the registration process, providing, to the mobile computing device, search results based on digital content associated with the received capture data that represents the output of the document capture process performed on the rendered document by the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a data processing apparatus; and a memory storage apparatus in data communication with the data processing apparatus, the memory storage apparatus storing instructions executable by the data processing apparatus and that upon such execution cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising; receiving, from a mobile computing device, capture data that represents an output of a document capture process performed on a rendered document by the mobile computing device; receiving, from the mobile computing device, identification information associated with a user of the mobile computing device; determining, by one or more processors and based on the received identification information, that the user does not have access rights to digital content associated with the received capture data; in response to determining that the user does not have access rights to digital content associated with the received capture data, providing a prompt for the user of the mobile computing device to indicate whether access rights are requested; and in response to receiving a request for access rights from the mobile computing device, performing, by one or more processors, a registration process in which the user is provided with access rights to digital content associated with the received capture data that represents the output of the document capture process performed on the rendered document by the mobile computing device; after completing the registration process, providing, to the mobile computing device, search results based on digital content associated with the received capture data that represents the output of the document capture process performed on the rendered document by the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by a data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, from a mobile computing device, capture data that represents an output of a document capture process performed on a rendered document by the mobile computing device; receiving, from the mobile computing device, identification information associated with a user of the mobile computing device; determining, by one or more processors and based on the received identification information, that the user does not have access rights to digital content associated with the received capture data; in response to determining that the user does not have access rights to digital content associated with the received capture data, providing a prompt for the user of the mobile computing device to indicate whether access rights are requested; in response to receiving a request for access rights from the mobile computing device, performing, by one or more processors, a registration process in which the user is provided with access rights to digital content associated with the received capture data that represents the output of the document capture process performed on the rendered document by the mobile computing device; and after completing the registration process, providing, to the mobile computing device, search results based on digital content associated with the received capture data that represents the output of the document capture process performed on the rendered document by the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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