Method And System Of Providing A Viewing Experience With Respect To A Document Having Read-only Content
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing a viewing experience to a user, comprising the steps of:
- providing an electronic document having read-only content, having embedded executable code which executes upon opening the document, and the executable code influences a viewing experience;
providing a remote database;
opening the electronic document;
receiving data regarding the user from the remote database; and
providing a viewing experience using the data in conjunction with the executable code.
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Abstract
Computer-implemented methods of and systems for providing a viewing experience to a user are disclosed. In one such method, an electronic document is provided. The electronic document has read-only content and embedded executable code which executes upon opening the document. The executable code influences a viewing experience. A remote database having data about a user is provided and data is received from the database for use in conjunction with the embedded executable code in order to provide a viewing experience to the user.
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing a viewing experience to a user, comprising the steps of:
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providing an electronic document having read-only content, having embedded executable code which executes upon opening the document, and the executable code influences a viewing experience; providing a remote database; opening the electronic document; receiving data regarding the user from the remote database; and providing a viewing experience using the data in conjunction with the executable code. - 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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a remote database having data and executable code; an electronic document having read-only content, having embedded executable code which executes upon opening the document, and the executable code influences a viewing experience using data from the database; and a communications channel between the electronic document and the remote database, wherein the communications channel is capable of transmitting the data from the database to the document. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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