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Method of verifying authorized use of electronic book on an information platform

  • US 20040030910A1
  • Filed: 04/25/2003
  • Published: 02/12/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of verifying authorized use of an e-book on an information platform, which comprises:

  • performing an initial authorization setting procedure, wherein the product ID of a specific hardware component in each authorized information platform is utilized as an authorization ID code embedded in the e-book;

    performing a hardware scan procedure, which is performed when the information platform is attempting to open the e-book, for scanning the hardware configuration of the information platform to obtain the product ID of the authorization-specific hardware component'"'"'s product ID in the information platform; and

    performing an ID comparison procedure, wherein the scanned authorization-specific hardware component'"'"'s product ID from the information platform is compared against the embedded authorization ID code in the e-book;

    if unmatched, performing a decryption-inhibiting procedure on the e-book; and

    otherwise if matched, performing a decryption procedure on the e-book to allow its contents to be displayed on the information platform.

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