Consumption of Items via a User Device
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1. A system, comprising:
- an item-providing system for providing items for consumption by users;
a user device for use in consuming items;
a wireless provider system for interacting with the user device using wireless communication;
a communication-enabling system for exchanging information between the wireless provider system and the item-providing system;
a dedicated communication coupling for coupling the communication-enabling system with the wireless provider system; and
a non-dedicated communication coupling for coupling the communication-enabling system with the item-providing system,wherein the user device is configured to provide electronic publications to the user as one kind of items, allowing the user to consume the electronic publications in a manner which simulates the reading of physical books.
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Abstract
An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. In one illustrative implementation, the communication infrastructure may rely, in part, on wireless communication. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device.
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1. A system, comprising:
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an item-providing system for providing items for consumption by users; a user device for use in consuming items; a wireless provider system for interacting with the user device using wireless communication; a communication-enabling system for exchanging information between the wireless provider system and the item-providing system; a dedicated communication coupling for coupling the communication-enabling system with the wireless provider system; and a non-dedicated communication coupling for coupling the communication-enabling system with the item-providing system, wherein the user device is configured to provide electronic publications to the user as one kind of items, allowing the user to consume the electronic publications in a manner which simulates the reading of physical books. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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an item-providing system for providing items for consumption by users; an electronic book reader-type device for use in consuming the items; and communication infrastructure for coupling the item-providing system with the electronic book reader-type device, wherein the communication infrastructure uses, at least in part, wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An item-providing system for providing services to a user device, comprising:
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a proxy module configured to; receive a request from a user device to access a network-accessible resource; determine whether the user device is permitted to access the requested network-accessible resource; and enable the user device to access the requested network-accessible resource if it is determined that the user device is permitted to access the requested network-accessible resource, wherein the user device is restricted from directly accessing the requested network-accessible resource, wherein the determining ascertains that the user is permitted to access the requested network-accessible resource based on business rules, the business rules comprising at least the rules of; (a) the user is permitted access because the requested network-accessible resource is associated with a merchant store module administered by the item-providing system; (b) the user is permitted access because the requested network-accessible resource is a member of a class of resources that can be accessed free of charge; and (c) the user is permitted access because the requested network-accessible resource is a member of a class of resources that can be accessed by payment of a fee, and the user has agreed to pay the fee. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for providing services to a user device by an item-providing system, comprising:
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receiving a request from a user device to access a network-accessible resource; determining whether the user device is permitted to access the requested network-accessible resource; and enabling the user device to access the requested network-accessible resource if it is determined that the user device is permitted to access the requested network-accessible resource, wherein the user device is restricted from directly accessing the requested network-accessible resource, wherein the determining ascertains that the user is permitted to access the requested network-accessible resource based on business rules, the business rules comprising at least the rules of; (a) the user is permitted access because the requested network-accessible resource is associated with a merchant store module administered by the item-providing system; (b) the user is permitted access because the requested network-accessible resource is a member of a class of resources that can be accessed free of charge; and (c) the user is permitted access because the requested network-accessible resource is a member of a class of resources that can be accessed by payment of a fee, and the user has agreed to pay the fee. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A method for providing an item, comprising:
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receiving an item from a source; storing the item in a content store; and adding an entry to a list of entries associated with a user device operated by a user, wherein the entry is accessible by the user device to instruct the user device to obtain the item. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system for providing an item, comprising:
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a content store; and a content reception system configured to; receive an item; store the item in the content store; and wherein the system is configured to add an entry to a list of entries associated with a user device operated by a user, wherein the entry is accessible by the user device to instruct the user device to obtain the item.
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52. A user device, comprising:
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a device processing module configured to receive items from an item-providing system; and a content manager module configured to manage items available to the user via the user device, wherein the content manager is configured to expose items accessible from different sources and identify the types of sources. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A method for managing items accessible by a user device, comprising:
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identifying items available to the user via the user device, wherein the items are accessible from different sources; and displaying the identified items and revealing the sources associated with the respective identified items, wherein at least one source is internal device memory, and another source is an IPS source provided by an item-providing system. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A personal media library module maintained by an item-providing system, wherein a user device interacts with the item-providing system to receive items for consumption at the user device, comprising:
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logic configured to maintain a list of items purchased by a user; and logic configured to authorize the wireless downloading of an item in the list to the user device in response to the user'"'"'s request. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78)
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79. A method for managing a personal media library module maintained by an item-providing system, wherein a user device interacts with the item-providing system to receive items for consumption at the user device, comprising:
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maintaining a list of items purchased by a user; and authorizing the wireless downloading of an item in the list to the user device in response to the user'"'"'s request. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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