System and method for providing temporary access to content during shipping
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- in response to detecting that a user has purchased a content item via a computer network;
providing the user with temporary online access to an online copy of the content item; and
shipping a physical copy of the content item to the user; and
deactivating the user'"'"'s access to the online copy of the content item in response to detecting that the user has received the physical copy of the content item.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing temporary access to content during shipping. In one embodiment, the system may include a retail web site configured to allow a user to purchase one or more content items via the Internet. The system may also include a temporary content server storing digital copies of at least a portion of at least a subset of the one or more content items. A network interface may be used to connect the temporary content server to the Internet. The temporary content server may be configured to provide the user with temporary access to selected portions of the stored digital copies. The selected portions correspond to the content items purchased by the user. The temporary content server is configured to prevent the user from accessing the stored digital copies once the server has detected that the user has received the ordered content items.
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41 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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in response to detecting that a user has purchased a content item via a computer network; providing the user with temporary online access to an online copy of the content item; and shipping a physical copy of the content item to the user; and deactivating the user'"'"'s access to the online copy of the content item in response to detecting that the user has received the physical copy of the content item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium comprising a computer program stored thereon, wherein the computer program is computer-executable to:
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in response to detecting that a user has purchased a content item via a computer network; provide the user with temporary online access to an online copy of the content item; and detect that the user has received a physical copy of the content item; and deactivate the user'"'"'s access to the online copy of the content item in response to detecting that the user has received the physical copy of the content item. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for providing temporary access to content during shipping, the system comprising:
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a retail web site configured to allow a user to purchase one or more content items via the Internet; a temporary content server storing digital copies of at least a portion of each of at least a subset of the one or more content items; and a network interface connecting the temporary content server to the Internet, wherein the temporary content server is configured to provide the user with temporary access to selected portions of the stored digital copies, wherein the selected portions correspond to the one or more content items purchased by the user, wherein the temporary content server is configured to prevent the user from accessing the stored digital copies in response to detecting that the user has received a physical copy of the one or more content items purchased by the user. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for providing temporary access to content during shipping, the system comprising:
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a means for selling content items to a user over a network; a means for storing digital copies of at least a portion of at least a subset of the one or more content items; a means for providing the user temporary access to the stored digital copies corresponding to content items purchased by the user; and a means for preventing the user from accessing the stored digital copies once the user has received a physical copy of the one or more content items purchased by the user.
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