System for adapting printed literary, educational, and business works to fixed-line and mobile telephony networks
First Claim
1. A method to adapt a printed work for retrieval over existing telecommunication infrastructures, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving data via a network, said received data comprising a digitized format of dictated audio inputs corresponding to a printed work;
storing said received data in a format appropriate for on-demand retrieval via at least one telecommunication device;
receiving a request for on-demand retrieval of said stored data from a telecommunication device; and
transmitting requested on-demand printed content in a format suitable of being rendered in said requesting telecommunications device.
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Abstract
A fixed line or wireless telephone user is provided with means for accessing a published literary work that has been dictated and transcribed on a server. The content may be accessed by one or more users simultaneously and may be provided to the user as either audio or text. The audio content may be accompanied by a corresponding visual data feed that may include text, illustrations, motion pictures, animations and photographs. Access to the literary content may be provided as a subscriber service in which the user may receive periodic subscription renewal notifications. The renewal messages may be delivered as SMS, EMS, or MMS messages.
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Citations
53 Claims
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1. A method to adapt a printed work for retrieval over existing telecommunication infrastructures, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving data via a network, said received data comprising a digitized format of dictated audio inputs corresponding to a printed work;
storing said received data in a format appropriate for on-demand retrieval via at least one telecommunication device;
receiving a request for on-demand retrieval of said stored data from a telecommunication device; and
transmitting requested on-demand printed content in a format suitable of being rendered in said requesting telecommunications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for working in conjunction with a computer to adapt a printed work for retrieval over existing telecommunication infrastructures, said medium comprising:
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computer readable program code working in conjunction with said computer to receive data via a network, said received data comprising a digitized format of dictated audio inputs corresponding to a printed work;
computer readable program code working in conjunction with said computer to store said received data in a format appropriate for on-demand retrieval via at least one telecommunication device;
computer readable program code working in conjunction with said computer to receive a request for on-demand retrieval of said stored data from a telecommunication device; and
computer readable program code working in conjunction with said computer to transmit requested on-demand printed content in a format suitable of being rendered in said requesting telecommunications device.
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16. A method to adapt a printed work for on-demand retrieval and modification by one or more subscribers associated with said printed work, said adaptation performed over existing telecommunication infrastructures, said printed work digitized and stored in a server capable of communicating with said subscribers, said method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring and identifying modifications to digitized stored data corresponding to a printed work, said modifications performed by a subscriber associated with said printed work;
upon successful modification to said digitized stored data by a subscriber, generating an automatic notification for transmission via a messaging service for remainder of said subscribers;
transmitting said automatic notification to said remainder of subscribers via said messaging service;
receiving a request for on-demand retrieval of said stored data from a telecommunication device associated with at least one of said remainder of subscribers; and
transmitting requested on-demand printed content in a format suitable of being rendered in said requesting telecommunications device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for working in conjunction with a computer to adapt a printed work for on-demand retrieval and modification by one or more subscribers associated with said printed work, said adaptation performed over existing telecommunication infrastructures, said printed work digitized and stored in a server capable of communicating with said subscribers, said medium comprising:
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computer readable program code working in conjunction with said computer to monitor and identify modifications to digitized stored data corresponding to a printed work, said modifications performed by a subscriber associated with said printed work;
upon successful modification to said digitized stored data by a subscriber, computer readable program code working in conjunction with said computer to generate an automatic notification for transmission via a messaging service for remainder of said subscribers;
computer readable program code working in conjunction with said computer to transmit said automatic notification to said remainder of subscribers via said messaging service;
computer readable program code working in conjunction with said computer to receive a request for on-demand retrieval of said stored data from a telecommunication device associated with at least one of said remainder of subscribers; and
computer readable program code working in conjunction with said computer to transmit requested on-demand printed content in a format suitable of being rendered in said requesting telecommunications device.
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26. A system to adapt a printed work for retrieval over existing telecommunication infrastructures, said system comprising:
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a first server to receive and store data via a network, said stored data comprising a digitized format of dictated audio inputs corresponding to a printed work and said data stored in a format appropriate for on-demand retrieval via at least one telecommunication device; and
a second server working in conjunction with said first server, said second server receives a request for on-demand retrieval of said stored data from a telecommunication device and transmits requested on-demand printed content in a format suitable of being rendered in said requesting telecommunications device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system to adapt a printed work for on-demand retrieval and modification by one or more subscribers associated with said printed work, said adaptation performed over existing telecommunication infrastructures, said printed work digitized and stored in a server capable of communicating with said subscribers, said system comprising:
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a first server monitoring and identifying modifications to digitized stored data corresponding to a printed work, said modifications performed by a subscriber associated with said printed work and, upon successful modification to said digitized stored data by a subscriber, generating and forwarding an automatic notification for transmission via a messaging service for remainder of said subscribers;
a second server receiving said forwarded automatic notification and transmitting said automatic notification to said remainder of subscribers via said messaging service; and
wherein said second server receives a request for on-demand retrieval of said stored data from a telecommunication device associated with at least one of said remainder of subscribers; and
transmits requested on-demand printed content in a format suitable of being rendered in said requesting telecommunications device. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method to adapt a printed work for retrieval over existing telecommunication infrastructures, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving data via a network, said received data comprising a digitized format of a printed work;
storing said received data in a format appropriate for on-demand retrieval via at least one telecommunication device;
receiving a request for on-demand retrieval of said stored data from a telecommunication device; and
transmitting requested on-demand printed content in a format suitable of being rendered in said requesting telecommunications device. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53)
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