Digital Media Lending System and Method
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1. A digital media lending system, comprising:
- a usage restriction system operable to apply usage restrictions to digital media items; and
a user interface arranged to receive a user input by a user via a user input device requesting loan of a digital media item, wherein the usage restriction system is arranged to apply usage restrictions to the requested digital media item in dependence on historic activities of the user.
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Abstract
A digital media lending system and computer implemented method is disclosed. The system includes a usage restriction system operable to apply usage restrictions to digital media items and a user interface arranged to receive a user input by a user requesting loan of a digital media item. The usage restriction system is arranged to apply usage restrictions to the requested digital media item in dependence on historic activities of the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A digital media lending system, comprising:
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a usage restriction system operable to apply usage restrictions to digital media items; and a user interface arranged to receive a user input by a user via a user input device requesting loan of a digital media item, wherein the usage restriction system is arranged to apply usage restrictions to the requested digital media item in dependence on historic activities of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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6. The digital media lending system of claim 6, wherein the digital media lending system is arranged to retrieve a requested remotely stored digital media item for application of the usage restrictions by the usage restriction system prior to communication to the user.
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15. A self-service kiosk comprising a user interface, a communication interface and a processor configured to execute computer program code to for providing a digital media lending system, the computer program code including:
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computer program code configured to receive a user input by a user via the user interface requesting loan of a digital media item; computer program code configured to apply a usage restriction to the requested digital media items in dependence on historic activities of the user; and computer program code to cause communication of the requested digital media item having the usage restriction via the communication interface to the user'"'"'s e-reader.
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16. A computer implemented method of lending digital media items, comprising:
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monitoring predetermined activity types of users and recording data on said monitored activities in a data repository; receiving, at a user interface, a user input by a user requesting loan of a digital media item; prior to lending the digital media item to the user, applying usage restrictions to the digital media item in dependence on historic activities of the user in said data repository. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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