DIGITAL CONTENT DELIVERY

• US 20140223573A1
• Filed: 04/02/2014
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RR Donnelley & Sons Company
• Original Assignee: RR Donnelley & Sons Company
• Inventors: Reedy, Timothy J., Keca, Steven A.
• Application Number:
  US14/243,685
• Publication Number:
  US 20140223573A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload

Abstract

Digital content delivery are disclosed. An example method includes receiving personal information associated a user and receiving a first request from the user to receive first content digitally. The first content is to be generated by a first content creator. The method includes, based on the personal information and the first request received, registering the user with a content distributor to enable the user to receive the first content digitally, the content distributor being different than the first content creator and conveying the first request to the first content creator for the user to receive first content digitally.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving personal information associated a user;

receiving a first request from the user to receive first content digitally, the first content to be generated by a first content creator;

based on the personal information and the first request received, registering the user with a content distributor to enable the user to receive the first content digitally, the content distributor being different than the first content creator; and

conveying the first request to the first content creator for the user to receive first content digitally.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the personal information comprises receiving an input from a device associated with the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the first request comprises receiving an input associated with a first document from the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the input comprises an image or a scan of at least a portion of the first document.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising, based on the image or the scan received, determining first data of the document by at least one of performing an optical recognition process on the image or the scan or by referencing a data base.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first data comprises one or more of a name of the user, an address of the user, an account number of the user, a name of the first document, or information associated with an intelligent mail barcode, a bar code, or a quick response code.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the scan comprises a scan of at least one of an intelligent mail barcode, a bar code, or a quick response code.

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising conveying the first data to be displayed for user verification or modification.

10. The method of claim 5, further comprising comparing the first data to data within a database to identify second data associated with the first data and the first document.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising mapping the first data and the second data to a model.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein conveying the request to the first content creator comprises conveying the model to the first content creator.

13. The method of claim 5, further comprising mapping the first data to a model.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein conveying the request to the first content creator comprises conveying the model to the first content creator.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a first confirmation of receipt of the first request from the first content creator.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising receiving a second confirmation from the first content creator that the user will receive the first content digitally.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising conveying the second confirmation to the user.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second request from the user to receive second content digitally, the second content to be generated by a second content creator; and

conveying a request to the second content creator for the user to receive second content digitally, the second content creator being different than the first content creator, the second content creator being different than the content distributor.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining first data of the document based on the first request.

20-31. -31. (canceled)

32. A system, comprising:

a hub to;

receive personal information associated a user and receive a first request from the user to receive first content digitally, the first content to be generated by a first content creator;

a processor to, based on the personal information and the first request received;

register the user with a content distributor to enable the user to receive the first content digitally, the content distributor being different than the first content creator; and

convey the first request to the first content creator for the user to receive first content digitally.

33-44. -44. (canceled)