Limited Access to a Digital Version of a Purchased Paper Book
First Claim
1. A method for limiting access to a digital version of a purchased paper book, the method comprising:
- processing a purchase transaction of a paper version of a book, the purchase transaction associated with a user;
associating access restrictions to a digital version of the purchased book, the access restrictions allowing the user to access a limited portion of the digital version of the purchased book, where the accessible limited portion of the digital version of the purchased book is selectable by the user;
receiving from the user a request to access a specified portion of the digital version of the purchased book;
applying, by a computer processor, the access restrictions to the user'"'"'s request to access a specified portion of the digital version of the purchased book; and
subject to the access restrictions, delivering a URL to a device associated with the user, the URL for accessing the specified portion of the digital version of the purchased book.
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Abstract
A content distribution system provides instant partial and/or time-limited access to a web-accessible digital version of a purchased or rented paper book in connection with the sale of that book to the user. Access to a digital version of a purchased or rented paper book may be partial, thereby limited to a predetermined amount of content of the book. The portion(s) of the book to which access is granted is user-selectable, and can be located anywhere in the book. Access to a digital version of a purchased or rented paper book may be time-limited, thereby limited to a number of days or tied to shipping information such that the temporary access expires when the paper copy of the book is delivered to the purchaser.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for limiting access to a digital version of a purchased paper book, the method comprising:
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processing a purchase transaction of a paper version of a book, the purchase transaction associated with a user; associating access restrictions to a digital version of the purchased book, the access restrictions allowing the user to access a limited portion of the digital version of the purchased book, where the accessible limited portion of the digital version of the purchased book is selectable by the user; receiving from the user a request to access a specified portion of the digital version of the purchased book; applying, by a computer processor, the access restrictions to the user'"'"'s request to access a specified portion of the digital version of the purchased book; and subject to the access restrictions, delivering a URL to a device associated with the user, the URL for accessing the specified portion of the digital version of the purchased book. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17)
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9. A computer-readable storage medium storing executable computer program instructions for limiting access to a digital version of a purchased paper book, the computer program instructions comprising instructions for:
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processing a purchase transaction of a paper version of a book, the purchase transaction associated with a user; associating access restrictions to a digital version of the purchased book, the access restrictions allowing the user to access a limited portion of the digital version of the purchased book, where the accessible limited portion of the digital version of the purchased book is selectable by the user; receiving from the user a request to access a specified portion of the digital version of the purchased book; applying, by a computer processor, the access restrictions to the user'"'"'s request to access a specified portion of the digital version of the purchased book; and subject to the access restrictions, delivering a URL to a device associated with the user, the URL for accessing the specified portion of the digital version of the purchased book. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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