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Methods, systems, signals and media for encouraging users of computer readable content to register

  • US 7,512,991 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2001
  • Issued: 03/31/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for encouraging users of computer readable content to register, the method comprising:

  • executing instruction codes embedded in said computer readable content, when said content is in use by a processor circuit, to automatically establish a connection to a server to transmit registration information to said server and to control subsequent use of said content by said processor circuit in response to a key received from said server, whereinthe instructions codes include self-executing application code,said content is non-functional descriptive content, andcontrolling subsequent use of said content comprises maintaining a count of the number of times a warning about deleting files is presented to a user of the processor circuit.

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