×

Method of processing rental requests and returns

  • US 8,738,541 B2
  • Filed: 06/22/2004
  • Issued: 05/27/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method of delivering rented machine readable media to a subscriber comprising the steps of:

  • providing a maximum number of machine readable media items (Nmax) which the subscriber can have out at any moment in time;

    delivering a machine readable media item to the subscriber in accordance with a priority specified by the subscriber to a computing system;

    incrementing a count of machine readable media items out (Nout) at the computing system;

    determining if Nout>

    =Nmax at the computing system;

    when Nout>

    =Nmax, setting a timer to a predetermined delay at the computing system; and

    delivering another machine readable media item to the subscriber after expiration of said predetermined delay, even if Nout>

    =Nmax;

    wherein a number of machine readable media items in excess of Nmax can be in the subscriber'"'"'s possession and/or in transit to/from the subscriber.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×