Content access with handheld document data capture devices
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving scan information of portions of a rendered document as generated by a scanner operated by a user;
receiving identification information associated with the user;
searching digital content using the received scan information, if the received identification information is associated with billing information;
sending results of the search to the user; and
billing the user based on the billing information.
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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 method comprising:
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receiving scan information of portions of a rendered document as generated by a scanner operated by a user;
receiving identification information associated with the user;
searching digital content using the received scan information, if the received identification information is associated with billing information;
sending results of the search to the user; and
billing the user based on the billing information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving scan information of portions of a rendered document as generated by a scanner operated by a user;
receiving billing information associated with the user;
searching digital content using the received scan information;
sending results of the search to the user; and
billing the user for the user for the search based on the billing information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving scan information of portions of a rendered document as generated by a scanner operated by a user;
searching digital content using the received scan information;
sending results of the search to the user; and
billing at least one content provider for the search based on billing information for the at least one content providers and the searching. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a memory for storing billing information and associated user information;
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor comprising;
a means for receiving scan information of portions of a rendered document as generated by a scanner operated by a user, the means for receiving being in data communication with at least one of a public or private data network;
a means for receiving identification information associated with the user;
a means for searching digital content using the received scan information, if the received identification information is associated with billing information in the memory;
a means for sending results of the search to the user; and
a means for billing the user based on the billing information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a processor comprising;
a means for receiving scan information of portions of a rendered document as generated by a scanner operated by a user, the means for receiving being in data communication with one of a public or private data network;
a means for receiving billing information associated with the user;
a means for searching digital content using the received scan information;
a means for sending results of the search to the user over one of the data networks; and
a means for billing the user for the user for the search based on the billing information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system comprising:
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a memory for storing billing information for at least one content provider;
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor comprising;
a means for receiving scan information of portions of a rendered document as generated by a scanner operated by a user, the means for receiving being in data communication with one of a public or private data network;
a means for searching digital content using the received scan information;
a means for sending results of the search to the user; and
a means for billing at least one content provider for the search based on the stored billing information and the search. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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