Method for printing digital works
First Claim
1. A method for providing limited printing of a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith within a distributed system having at least one distributed repository configured to enforce use of said digital work in accordance with said one or more rights, said method comprising:
- associating a limited printing right with a digital work, said limited printing right specifying a type of printer and type of ticket required for exercising said limited printing right of said digital work for a limited printing fee;
distributing a copy of said digital work along with said ticket to a consumer;
permitting exercise of said limited printing right by a distributed repository coupled to a printer device, and operating in a server mode of operation as part of a printer system, when said consumer exercises said limited printing right by presenting the ticket, and if the type of printer and type of ticket specified by said limited printing right correspond to the presented ticket and the printing device of the printing system; and
reporting said limit printing fee as a transaction in response to said consumer exercising said limited printing right, wherein said distributed repository is operative to receive a request for said printing of said digital work as manner of use of said digital work and permits said digital work to be printed only if printing as specified as the manner of use in the request corresponds to printing as specified in said limited printing right.
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Abstract
A method for providing limited printing of a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith within a system having at least one repository configured to enforce use of the digital work in accordance with the rights. A limited printing right, or other rights, can be associated with a digital work. The limited printing right specifies a type of printer and type of ticket required for exercising the limited printing right of the digital work for a limited printing fee. A copy of the digital work is distributed along with the ticket to a consumer. The limited printing fee is reported as a transaction in response to the consumer exercising the limited printing right.
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44 Claims
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1. A method for providing limited printing of a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith within a distributed system having at least one distributed repository configured to enforce use of said digital work in accordance with said one or more rights, said method comprising:
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associating a limited printing right with a digital work, said limited printing right specifying a type of printer and type of ticket required for exercising said limited printing right of said digital work for a limited printing fee;
distributing a copy of said digital work along with said ticket to a consumer;
permitting exercise of said limited printing right by a distributed repository coupled to a printer device, and operating in a server mode of operation as part of a printer system, when said consumer exercises said limited printing right by presenting the ticket, and if the type of printer and type of ticket specified by said limited printing right correspond to the presented ticket and the printing device of the printing system; and
reporting said limit printing fee as a transaction in response to said consumer exercising said limited printing right, wherein said distributed repository is operative to receive a request for said printing of said digital work as manner of use of said digital work and permits said digital work to be printed only if printing as specified as the manner of use in the request corresponds to printing as specified in said limited printing right. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing demand publishing of a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith within a distributed system having at least one repository configured to enforce use of said work in accordance with said one or more rights, said method comprising:
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associating a printing right with a digital work, said printing right specifying a type of printer for exercising said printing right of said work and a printing fee;
permitting exercise of said printing right by a distributed repository coupled to a printer device, and operating in a server mode of operation as part of sa printer system, when said printing right is exercised, and if the type of printer specified by said printing right corresponding to the printing device of the printing device of the printing system; and
reporting said printing fee as a transaction in response to printing of said digital work, wherein said distributed repository is operative to receive a request for said printing of said digital work as manner of use of said digital work and permits sad digital work to be printed only if printing as specified as the manner of the use in the request corresponding to printing as specified in said printing right. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for providing printing of a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith within a distributed system having at least one distributed repository configured to enforce use of said work in accordance with said one or more rights, said method comprising:
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associating a copy right and a print right with a digital work, said print right specifying a printing fee;
permitting copying of said digital work to a distributed print repository operating in a server mode of operation, when said copy right is exercised, if conditions specified by said copy right are satisfied;
permitting printing of said digital work at said distributed print repository operating in said server mode of operation, when said print right is exercised, if said print fee specified by said print right is satisfied; and
reporting said printing fee as a transaction if said digital work is printed, wherein said distributed print repository is operative to receive a copy of said digital work and to receive a request for said printing of said digital work as manner of use of said digital work and permits said digital work to be printed only if printing as specified as manner of use in the request corresponds to printing as specified in said print right, wherein said distributed print repository has a requested mode of operation for requesting access to a digital work from another distributed or non-distributed repository, and wherein said another distributed or non-distributed repository sends a requested copy of a digital work to said distributed print repository, if said distributed print repository or said another distributed or non-distributed repository determines that there is a corresponding copy right. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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