Method, apparatus and article for reference material management
First Claim
1. A method of controlling on-line access to reference materials, comprising:
- receiving an on-line request for a reference material;
determining if a copy of the requested reference material is available;
providing access to the copy of the requested reference material if the requested reference material is available; and
temporarily denying access to the requested reference material if the requested reference material is not available.
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Abstract
Controlling on-line access to reference materials includes receiving a request for on-line access to a reference material, determining if the requested reference material is made available on limited basis or on an unlimited basis, providing on-line access to the requested reference material for the requester if the requested reference material is made available on an unlimited basis, determining if a copy of the requested reference material is available if the requested reference material is made available on a limited basis, providing on-line access to the requested material for the requester if a copy is available and temporarily denying on-line access to the requested material for the requester if a copy is not available. Controlling the updating of reference materials available on-line includes providing a limited access collection of reference materials, providing an unlimited access collection of reference materials, allowing only a central authority to update the limited access collection of reference materials, and allowing users to update the unlimited access collection of reference materials.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of controlling on-line access to reference materials, comprising:
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receiving an on-line request for a reference material;
determining if a copy of the requested reference material is available;
providing access to the copy of the requested reference material if the requested reference material is available; and
temporarily denying access to the requested reference material if the requested reference material is not available. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing access to reference materials, comprising:
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providing view access to a requested reference material if the requested reference material is made available on an unlimited basis;
providing view access to the requested reference material if the requested reference material is made available on a limited basis and a number of requesters currently having view access to the requested reference material is less than a defined maximum number of concurrent viewers for the requested reference material; and
temporarily denying view access to the requested reference material if the requested reference material is made available on a limited basis and the number of requesters currently having view access to the requested reference material is at least equal to the defined maximum number of concurrent viewers for the requested reference material. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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15. A method of providing access to reference material, comprising:
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receiving a request for on-line access to a reference material from a requester;
determining if the requested reference material is made available on limited basis or on an unlimited basis;
if the requested reference material is made available on an unlimited basis, providing on-line access to the requested reference material for the requester;
if the requested reference material is made available on a limited basis, determining if all copies of the requested reference material are currently checked out;
if the requested reference material is made available on a limited basis and all copies of the requested reference material are not currently checked out, providing on-line access to the requested material for the requester; and
if the requested reference material is made available on a limited basis and all copies of the requested reference material are currently checked out, temporarily denying online access to the requested material for the requester.
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20. A method of providing access to materials, comprising:
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providing a limited access collection of reference materials made available as on-line copies to requesting users on a limited basis;
providing an unlimited access collection of reference materials made available as on-line copies to requesting users on an unlimited basis;
allowing only a central authority to update the limited access collection of reference materials; and
allowing users to update the unlimited access collection of reference materials. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28)
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27. A system for providing access to reference materials, comprising:
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a limited access collection of reference materials, the reference materials in the limited access collection of reference materials being made available on a limited basis;
an unlimited access collection of reference materials, the reference materials in the unlimited access collection of reference materials being made available on an unlimited basis;
an interface that receives on-line requests for one or more of the reference materials; and
a processor programmed to;
determine if the requested reference material is in the limited access collection of reference materials or the unlimited access collection of reference materials;
if the requested reference material is in the unlimited access collection of reference materials, provide on-line access to the requested reference material for the requester;
if the requested reference material is in the limited access collection, determine if all copies of the requested reference material are currently checked out;
if the requested reference material is in the limited access collection of reference materials and all copies of the requested reference material are not currently checked out, provide on-line access to the requested material for the requester; and
if the requested reference material is in the limited access collection of reference materials and all copies of the requested reference material are currently checked out, temporarily deny on-line access to the requested material for the requester.
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29. A system for providing access to reference materials, comprising:
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a limited access collection of reference materials, the reference materials in the limited access collection of reference materials being made available on a limited basis;
an unlimited access collection of reference materials, the reference materials in the unlimited access collection of reference materials being made available on an unlimited basis;
an interface that receives on-line requests for one or more of the reference materials; and
a processor programmed to;
allow only a central authority to provide additional reference materials for inclusion as part of the limited access collection of reference materials; and
allow users to provide additional reference materials for inclusion as part of the unlimited access collection of reference materials.
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30. A computer-readable media that causes a computer to provide controlled access to reference materials, by:
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receiving an on-line request for a reference material;
determining if a copy of the requested reference material is available;
providing access to the copy of the requested reference material if the requested reference material is available; and
temporarily denying access to the requested reference material if the requested reference material is not available.
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31. A computer-readable media that causes a computer to provide controlled access to reference materials, by:
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providing view access to a requested reference material if the requested reference material is made available on an unlimited basis;
providing view access to the requested reference material if the requested reference material is made available on a limited basis and a number of requesters currently having view access to the requested reference material is less than a defined maximum number of concurrent viewers for the requested reference material; and
temporarily denying view access to the requested reference material if the requested reference material is made available on a limited basis and the number of requesters currently having view access to the requested reference material is at least equal to the defined maximum number of concurrent viewers for the requested reference material.
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32. A computer-readable media that causes a computer to provide controlled access to reference materials, by:
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receiving a request for on-line access to a reference material from a requester;
determining if the requested reference material is made available on limited basis or on an unlimited basis;
if the requested reference material is made available on an unlimited basis, providing on-line access to the requested reference material for the requester;
if the requested reference material is made available on a limited basis, determining if all copies of the requested reference material are currently checked out;
if the requested reference material is made available on a limited basis and all copies of the requested reference material are not currently checked out, providing on-line access to the requested material for the requester; and
if the requested reference material is made available on a limited basis and all copies of the requested reference material are currently checked out, temporarily denying online access to the requested material for the requester.
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33. A computer-readable media that causes a computer to provide controlled access to reference materials, by:
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providing a limited access collection of reference materials made available as on-line copies to requesting users on a limited basis;
providing an unlimited access collection of reference materials made available as on-line copies to requesting users on an unlimited basis;
allowing only a central authority to provide update the limited access collection of reference materials; and
allowing users to provide update the unlimited access collection of reference materials.
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