System and method for providing on-line ancillary content for printed materials
First Claim
1. A method of distributing on-line ancillary content, comprising:
- associating a password with a literary work;
setting a predetermined access limit to the password;
in response to receiving the password on-line, verifying that the predetermined access limit is unexpired; and
in response to the limit being unexpired, providing on-line ancillary content associated with the literary work.
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Abstract
A system and method of providing ancillary on-line content for a literary work provides up-to-date and multi-media content, increasing the value to a user of a copy of the literary work, such as a printed textbook. In return, an author or publisher of the literary work has additional opportunities for revenues after the initial sale of copies of the literary work. The on-line ancillary content is restricted to users who have a password subject to an access limit such as an expiration date. The system characterizes the literary work and locates on-line updates based on the characterization. In addition, The ancillary distribution content system and method facilitates communication between users of the literary work, evaluators considering use of the literary work, publishers, and interactive classroom environments that utilize the literary work.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of distributing on-line ancillary content, comprising:
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associating a password with a literary work;
setting a predetermined access limit to the password;
in response to receiving the password on-line, verifying that the predetermined access limit is unexpired; and
in response to the limit being unexpired, providing on-line ancillary content associated with the literary work. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17)
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15. A method of providing ancillary on-line content for a literary work, comprising:
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characterizing the literary work by key words;
storing the key words for associating with on-line content; and
associating the literary work with on-line content by correlating the stored key words with the on-line content.
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory;
a program, resident in memory, the program configured to associate a password with a literary work, to set a predetermined access limit to the password, to verify that the predetermined access limit is unexpired in response to receiving the password on-line, and to provide on-line ancillary content associated with the literary work in response to the limit being unexpired.
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory;
a program resident in memory, the program configured to access a characterization of a literary work to an on-line user request for on-line content for a literary work, to associate on-line content to the characterization, and to provide the on-line content to the user.
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