IN-LIBRARY LENDING ACTIVATION
First Claim
1. An electronic book (ebook) lending system for requiring at-library book activation comprising:
- a central system for managing and hosting ebooks, the central system including a storage device and a processor to control a user interface, wherein the user interface enables a user to interact with the central system;
an access device at a library for activating ebooks;
wherein a user may reserve an ebook through the user interface accessed by a remote user device or a library device;
wherein the content of the ebook is inaccessible to the user until the ebook is activated, wherein a user may activate the ebook by providing user identification information to the access device, and after the ebook is activated, the user may access the content of the ebook remotely.
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Abstract
An electronic book (ebook) lending system for requiring at-library book activation. The lending system includes a central system for managing and hosting ebooks, the central system including a storage device and a processor to control a user interface that enables a user to interact with the central system. The central system also includes an access device for activating ebooks at the library. A user may reserve an ebook through the user interface accessed by a remote user device or a library device. The content of the ebook is inaccessible to the user until the ebook is activated, wherein a user may activate the ebook by providing user identification information to the access device, and after the ebook is activated, the user may access the content of the ebook remotely. The present disclosure further includes an ebook lending system for incentivizing library visits by patrons and a digital content lending system for requiring at-library digital content activation.
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27 Claims
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1. An electronic book (ebook) lending system for requiring at-library book activation comprising:
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a central system for managing and hosting ebooks, the central system including a storage device and a processor to control a user interface, wherein the user interface enables a user to interact with the central system; an access device at a library for activating ebooks; wherein a user may reserve an ebook through the user interface accessed by a remote user device or a library device; wherein the content of the ebook is inaccessible to the user until the ebook is activated, wherein a user may activate the ebook by providing user identification information to the access device, and after the ebook is activated, the user may access the content of the ebook remotely. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic book (ebook) lending system for requiring at-library book downloading comprising:
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a central system for managing and hosting ebooks, the central system including a storage device and a processor to control a user interface, wherein the user interface enables a user to interact with the central system; a download device at a library for permitting ebook downloading; wherein a user may reserve an ebook through the user interface accessed by a remote user device or a library device; wherein the ebook cannot be downloaded by the user until the ebook is activated, wherein a user may activate the ebook by providing user identification information to the download device, and after the ebook is activated, the user may download the ebook. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic book (ebook) lending system for requiring at-library ebook activation comprising:
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a central system for managing and hosting ebooks, the central system including a storage device and a processor to control a user interface that enables a user to interact with the central system; wherein a user may reserve an ebook through the user interface accessed by a remote user device or a library device; wherein the content of the ebook is inaccessible to the user until the ebook is activated, wherein the central system activates the ebook upon receiving confirmation of user presence at the library. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An electronic book lending system for incentivizing library visits by users, comprising:
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a central system for managing and hosting ebooks, the central system including a storage device and a processor to control a user interface that enables a user to interact with the central system; an incentive device at a library for identifying a user and tracking user actions; wherein when a user performs a creditable action and provides identification information to the incentive device, the central system associates activation credits with the user'"'"'s library account, wherein the user'"'"'s access to ebook content is associated with the user'"'"'s activation credits. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A digital content lending system for requiring at-library content activation comprising:
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a central system for managing and hosting digital content, the central system including a storage device and a processor to control a user interface that enables a user to interact with the central system; an access device at a library for activating digital content; wherein a user may reserve digital content through the user interface accessed by a remote user device or a library device; wherein the digital content is inaccessible to the user until the digital content is activated, wherein a user may activate the digital content by providing user identification to the access device, and after the digital content is activated, the user may access the digital content remotely. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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