METHOD OF DISTRIBUTING DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS INCORPORATING USER GENERATED AND ENCRYPTED CONTENT WITH UNIQUE FINGERPRINTS
First Claim
1. A method relating to electronic content comprising:
- a server comprising at least a first processor and a first memory hosting and executing a first software application, the memory storing primary content relating to a publication and second content relating to the publication generated by a user;
an electronic device comprising at least a second processor, a second memory, a user interface and a display and hosting and executing a second software application;
whereinthe electronic device and server communicate via a communications network to transfer merged, rendered, encrypted and fingerprinted primary and secondary content to the electronic device from the server and new secondary content to the server from the electronic device as generated by the user using the electronic device.
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Abstract
Electronic publications are increasingly replacing physical media, where standards have evolved to mimic these physical media. Accordingly it is beneficial to provide electronic publication software systems and/or software applications to enable new paradigms that provide consumers, authors, publishers, retailers, and others with a method of publishing new electronic content in a manner wherein primary and secondary electronic content may be combined from multiple sources to generate said new electronic content which may be distributed based upon rights embedded within content elements. The method further comprising the ability to support community interactions within work and private environments; to re-assign licenses and issue sub-licenses; and to distribute said new electronic content with a unique fingerprint allowing unique identification of sources of non-authorised content.
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13 Claims
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1. A method relating to electronic content comprising:
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a server comprising at least a first processor and a first memory hosting and executing a first software application, the memory storing primary content relating to a publication and second content relating to the publication generated by a user; an electronic device comprising at least a second processor, a second memory, a user interface and a display and hosting and executing a second software application;
whereinthe electronic device and server communicate via a communications network to transfer merged, rendered, encrypted and fingerprinted primary and secondary content to the electronic device from the server and new secondary content to the server from the electronic device as generated by the user using the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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