Delivery of items for consumption by a user device
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1. An item-providing system, comprising:
- an item delivery system configured to provide items, wherein the item delivery system comprises;
one or more processors configured with executable instructions to;
receive a request from a user device to obtain an item, the user device being associated with an account;
receive the item, in response to the request, from a content store;
determine a number of devices associated with the account that have previously received the item;
determine a device limit defining a total number of devices of the account that the item may be provided to;
determine that providing the item to the user device will not exceed the device limit; and
provide the item to the user device.
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Abstract
An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. The item-providing system uses a content delivery module to deliver the items to the user device.
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1. An item-providing system, comprising:
an item delivery system configured to provide items, wherein the item delivery system comprises; one or more processors configured with executable instructions to; receive a request from a user device to obtain an item, the user device being associated with an account; receive the item, in response to the request, from a content store; determine a number of devices associated with the account that have previously received the item; determine a device limit defining a total number of devices of the account that the item may be provided to; determine that providing the item to the user device will not exceed the device limit; and provide the item to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request from a user device to obtain an item, the user device being associated with an account; receiving the item, in response to the request, from a content store; determining a number of devices associated with the account that have previously received the item; determining a device limit defining a total number of devices of the account that the item may be provided to; determining that providing the item to the user device will not exceed the device limit; and providing the item to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An item delivery system, comprising:
one or more processors configured with executable instructions to; receive a request from a user device to obtain an item, the user device being associated with an account; receive the item from a content store; determine a number of devices associated with the account that have previously received the item; determine a device limit defining a total number of devices of the account that the item may be provided to; determine that providing the item to the user device will not exceed the device limit; and provide the item to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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