Location-specific or range-based licensing system
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1. A range-based system for licensing protected content in a communication network, comprising:
- an access point device for providing internet access to a location having a selected range in which authorized use of protected content is provided; and
a site-specific licensing application having a server side and client side operable, respectively, on the internet access point device and at least one guest computing device;
wherein the guest computing device is programmed via the client side to obtain selected protected content for use within the range; and
wherein the access point device is programmed via the server side to determine when the at least one guest computing device has left or is about to leave the range, and to generate a prompt to indicate when the guest computing device has left or is about to leave the range.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for providing content to a user terminal based on the location of the user terminal within a specific range. If the user is proximate the boundary of the range, the user is prompted to make a decision concerning purchase or authorized use of the content. User options can be, before leaving the range, to purchase the content, to end the current session or leave the range with less than full functionality of the content, and to return to operating the user terminal within the range.
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33 Claims
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1. A range-based system for licensing protected content in a communication network, comprising:
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an access point device for providing internet access to a location having a selected range in which authorized use of protected content is provided; and
a site-specific licensing application having a server side and client side operable, respectively, on the internet access point device and at least one guest computing device;
wherein the guest computing device is programmed via the client side to obtain selected protected content for use within the range; and
wherein the access point device is programmed via the server side to determine when the at least one guest computing device has left or is about to leave the range, and to generate a prompt to indicate when the guest computing device has left or is about to leave the range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing range-based licensing of protected content comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of protected content from which users can obtain selected content via downloading or accessing a server for use without charge within a predetermined range of a geographic location;
determining when user computing devices are proximal to a boundary of the predetermined range;
generating an indication that prompts a user to perform an operation when the corresponding one of the user computing devices is determined to be proximal to the boundary, the operation being to determine whether to purchase a license for the selected content for continued use outside range, not to purchase the license and leave the range without further use of the selected content, return to the range and continue use of the selected content, and leave the range with a degraded version of the selected content. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing range-based licensing of protected content comprising the steps of:
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establishing a communication session between a guest computing device and an internet access point provided at a location characterized by a selected range;
obtaining protected content via the guest computing device for trial use at the location;
determining if the guest computing device is within the range;
generating a prompt when the guest computing device is near or beyond the range, the prompt asking a user of the guest computing device to obtain authorized use of the protected content outside the range. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A range-based system for licensing protected content in a communication network, comprising:
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an access point device for providing internet access to a location having a selected range in which authorized use of protected content is provided; and
a site-specific licensing application having a server side and client side operable, respectively, on the internet access point device and at least one guest computing device;
wherein the guest computing device is programmed via the client side to obtain selected protected content for use within the range; and
wherein the guest computing device is programmed via the client side to determine when the guest computing device has left or is about to leave the range, and to generate a prompt to indicate when the guest computing device has left or is about to leave the range. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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