SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO A WORK
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1. A method for providing access to a work at a preferred device, comprising:
- receiving, from an entity, a request to send a copy of a work to a preferred device;
sending a query to a database to determine whether the entity is permitted to access the work;
receiving a response to the query; and
sending a copy of the work to the preferred device, when the response to the query indicates that the entity is permitted to access the work,wherein the database stores, for each of a plurality of entities, a record of works that each respective entity is permitted to access, irrespective of format.
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A method for providing access to a work at a preferred device includes: receiving, from an entity, a request to send a copy of a work to a preferred device; sending a query to a database to determine whether the entity is permitted to access the work; receiving a response to the query; and sending a copy of the work to the preferred device, when the response to the query indicates that the entity is permitted to access the work. The database stores, for each of a plurality of entities, a record of works that each respective entity is permitted to access, irrespective of format.
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1. A method for providing access to a work at a preferred device, comprising:
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receiving, from an entity, a request to send a copy of a work to a preferred device; sending a query to a database to determine whether the entity is permitted to access the work; receiving a response to the query; and sending a copy of the work to the preferred device, when the response to the query indicates that the entity is permitted to access the work, wherein the database stores, for each of a plurality of entities, a record of works that each respective entity is permitted to access, irrespective of format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer system for providing access to a work at a preferred device, the computer system comprising at least one server programmed to:
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receive, from an entity, a request to send a copy of a work to a preferred device; send a query to a database to determine whether the entity is permitted to access the work; receive a response to the query; and send a copy of the work to the preferred device, when the response to the query indicates that the entity is permitted to access the work, wherein the database stores, for each of a plurality of entities, a record of works that each respective entity is permitted to access, irrespective of format. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium which stores a program for providing access to a work at a preferred device, the program comprising:
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code for receiving, from an entity, a request to send a copy of a work to a preferred device; code for sending a query to a database to determine whether the entity is permitted to access the work; code for receiving a response to the query; and code for sending a copy of the work to the preferred device, when the response to the query indicates that the entity is permitted to access the work, wherein the database stores, for each of a plurality of entities, a record of works that each respective entity is permitted to access, irrespective of format. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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