Online personal library
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for creating an online library by establishing an account for a user on a first server computer, allocating storage space for the user on the first computer, the receiving from a second server computer a document to be stored in the first server computer in the user'"'"'s allocated storage space. The library is made accessible to selected groups of others by the user based on access criteria. The library holds documents, which can be modified by another person who is authorized to so modify, whereupon the modifications may be transmitted to or approved by a group of users.
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24. A method of providing online library services to a plurality of users by a service provider operating a server computer connected to the Internet, said server computer configured to hold digital items for each of the plurality of users, said each of the plurality of users having an account with optional password-protection on said account with the server computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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allocating storage to store a first user'"'"'s information as the user'"'"'s online library; assigning an address for the first user'"'"'s online library; receiving the first user'"'"'s account information; optionally, receiving authorization information for the first user'"'"'s account; receiving a digital item; storing the digital item in the first user'"'"'s online library; if the digital item is copyright-protected, then receiving license information for the digital item; storing the license information along with the copyright-protected digital item in the first user'"'"'s online library; examining the license information for the copyright-protected digital item to determine a number (N, where N≧
1) of simultaneous users who could access the copyright-protected digital item; andallowing no more than N simultaneous users to access the copyright-protected digital item. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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