Interactive web book system
First Claim
1. A method for managing interactive web books, comprising:
- allowing a sponsor to set up an interactive web book;
allowing contributors to contribute material to the interactive web book;
allowing contributors to create derivations of material in the interactive web book; and
compensating both the sponsor and the contributors.
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Abstract
An interactive Web book (“ibook”) system is provided that allows material to be contributed to the World Wide Web. An ibook is a self-extending, self-sustaining information-redistributing Web robot, which is resident on a data network such as the Internet or an intranet. Users may enroll with an ibook as viewers or contributors. Viewers may view ibook material, such as text or multimedia content. Contributors may contribute original material to the ibook or may create derivations of existing ibook material. Attribution information that identifies the source of material in a derivation is automatically generated. Information concerning the derivation of each work and its characteristics can be used to help the user navigate through ibook material. The ibook system keeps track of how often users access each work within an ibook. Contributors may be automatically rewarded (e.g., by a monetary distribution) based on the extent to which their contributed material is viewed by the users.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for managing interactive web books, comprising:
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allowing a sponsor to set up an interactive web book; allowing contributors to contribute material to the interactive web book; allowing contributors to create derivations of material in the interactive web book; and
compensating both the sponsor and the contributors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing interactive web books, comprising:
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supporting a first interactive web book; allowing a sponsor to replicate the first interactive web book to create a second interactive web book; allowing contributors to create derivations of material in the interactive web book; and compensating contributors of the first interactive web book based on revenue derived from the second interactive web book and/or the derivations. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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- 19. A computer-readable storage medium containing computer executable instructions for allowing a sponsor to set up an interactive web book, allowing a contributor to contribute material to the interactive web book, allowing the contributor to create a derivation of material in the interactive web book, and compensating both the sponsor and the contributor.
- 22. A computer-readable storage medium containing computer executable instructions for managing interactive web books, comprising computer executable instructions for supporting a first interactive web book, allowing a sponsor to replicate the first interactive web book to create a second interactive web book, allowing a contributor to create a derivation of material in the interactive web book, and compensating the contributor of the first interactive web book based on revenue derived from the second interactive web book and/or the derivation.
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28. A system for managing interactive web books, comprising:
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means for allowing a sponsor to set up an interactive web book; means for allowing a contributor to contribute material to the interactive web book; means for allowing the contributor to create a derivation of material in the interactive web book; and means for compensating both the sponsor and the contributor. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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- 32. A system for managing interactive web books, comprising means for supporting a first interactive web book, means for allowing a sponsor to replicate the first interactive web book to create a second interactive web book, means for allowing a contributor to create a derivation of material in the interactive web book, and means for compensating the contributor of the first interactive web book based on revenue derived from the second interactive web book and/or the derivation.
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37. A system comprising a server, at least one client linked by a data network, and software configured to allow a sponsor to set up an interactive web book, allow a contributor to contribute material to the interactive web book, allow the contributor to create a derivation of material in the interactive web book, and compensate both the sponsor and the contributor.
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38. A system, comprising a server, at least one client linked by a data network, and software configured to support a first interactive web book, allow a sponsor to replicate the first interactive web book to create a second interactive web book, allow a contributor to create a derivation of material in the interactive web book, and compensate the contributor of the first interactive web book based on revenue derived from the second interactive web book and/or the derivation.
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