Method and system for delivering content to and locking content in a user device
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a content manager configured to cause the apparatus to at least;
cause transmission of an indication of a selected content to a network based device, the selected content being selected from a plurality of content stored at the network based device;
cause presentment of one or more received locking options for the selected content;
determine a selection of a locking option from the one or more locking options, the selected locking option comprising a first selected locking requirement;
cause transmission of a device identifier of the apparatus;
in response to receipt of the selected content to the apparatus, selectably locking the selected content pursuant to the first selected locking requirement, wherein the selected content is presented upon each occurrence of a predefined condition associated with the selected content until the first selected locking requirement is met;
determine when the first selected locking requirement is met; and
unlock the selected content in an instance in which the first selected locking requirement is determined to have been met, wherein the selected content is no longer required to be presented upon an occurrence of the predefined condition.
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Abstract
A method for delivering content to be locked in a user device is provided. The method includes receiving a content selection. A device identifier that is operable to identify a specified user device is received. A lock message is generated based on the content selection. The lock message is sent to the user device identified by the device identifier.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a content manager configured to cause the apparatus to at least; cause transmission of an indication of a selected content to a network based device, the selected content being selected from a plurality of content stored at the network based device; cause presentment of one or more received locking options for the selected content; determine a selection of a locking option from the one or more locking options, the selected locking option comprising a first selected locking requirement; cause transmission of a device identifier of the apparatus; in response to receipt of the selected content to the apparatus, selectably locking the selected content pursuant to the first selected locking requirement, wherein the selected content is presented upon each occurrence of a predefined condition associated with the selected content until the first selected locking requirement is met; determine when the first selected locking requirement is met; and unlock the selected content in an instance in which the first selected locking requirement is determined to have been met, wherein the selected content is no longer required to be presented upon an occurrence of the predefined condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a network based device, an indication of selected content; causing, by the network based device, presentment of at least a first locking requirement associated with the selected content to a user device wherein said locking requirement defines a specific period of time or a specified amount of usage for which the content is locked in at the user device and required to be presented; determining, by the network based device, a selection of the at least a first locking requirement; receiving, at the network based device, a device identifier of the user device; causing, based at least in part on the received device identifier, the selected content to be provided by the network based device to the user device together with the at least first selected locking requirement to permit the selected content to be presented by the user device upon each occurrence of a predefined condition associated with the selected content until the at least the first selected locking requirement is met; receiving, at the user device, the selected content; in response to receipt of the selected content to the apparatus, selectably locking the selected content pursuant to the first selected locking requirement, wherein the selected content is presented by a content manager of the user device upon each occurrence of a predefined condition associated with the selected content until the first selected locking requirement is met; determining, by the content manager of the user device, when the first selected locking requirement is met; and unlocking, by the content manager of the user device, the selected content in an instance in which the first selected locking requirement is determined to have been met, wherein the selected content is no longer required to be presented upon an occurrence of the predefined condition. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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causing transmission of an indication of selected content; receiving at least a first locking requirement associated with the selected content at a user device, wherein said locking requirement defines a specific period of time or a specified amount of usage for which the content is locked in the user device and required to be presented; determining, by a content manager of the user device, selection of the at least the first selected locking requirement; causing transmission of a device identifier of the user device to a network based device; receiving said selected content; causing storage of said selected content in a memory of the user device; causing, by the content manager of the user device, presentment of the selected content by the user device upon each occurrence of a predefined condition associated with the selected content until the at least the first selected locking requirement is met; determining when the at least the first selected locking requirement is met; and unlocking the selected content data in response to determining that the first selected locking requirement has been met. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a content manager configured to cause the apparatus to; cause transmission of an indication of a selected content to a network based device, the selected content being selected from a plurality of content stored at the network based device; cause presentment of one or more received locking options for the selected content; determine a selection of a locking option from the one or more locking options, the selected locking option comprising a first selected locking requirement; cause transmission of a device identifier of the apparatus; receive the selected content; and lock in said selected content pursuant to the first locking requirement, wherein the selected content is presented upon each occurrence of a predefined condition associated with the selected content until the first locking requirement is met; and a memory configured to store a plurality of profiles wherein each profile comprises an identifier indicative of the use of said locked selected content. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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causing transmission of an indication of a selected content to a network based device, the selected content being selected from a plurality of content stored at the network based device; receiving at least one locking requirement including a first locking requirement associated with the selected content; determining, by a content manager of a user device, selection of at least the first locking; causing transmission of a device identifier of the user device; receiving said selected content; causing storage of said selected content in a memory the user device; operating, by the content manager of the user device, upon the selected content in accordance with the at least the first selected locking requirement by causing presentment of the selected content by the user device upon each occurrence of a predefined condition associated with the selected content until the at least the first selected locking requirement is met; determining when the first selected locking requirement is met; causing notification of the network based device or a second network based device when the first selected locking requirement is met; and causing a reward to be provided to a user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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