Systems and methods for position-based loaning of electronic documents to electronic device users
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1. A method comprising:
- at a first electronic device;
receiving, from a second electronic device, a request for at least one electronic document available for share;
in response to the request, communicating, to the second electronic device, a list of electronic documents available for share;
receiving selection of the at least one electronic document from the list of electronic documents available for share;
receiving a user identifier associated with the second electronic device from the second electronic device;
verifying a registration status of the user identifier associated with the second electronic device with at least one of a social network and an electronic document identifier; and
in response to verifying the registration status of the user identifier associated with the second electronic device, communicating, to the second electronic device, a portion of the at least one electronic document and information restricting use of the portion of the at least one electronic document.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for position-based loaning of electronic documents to electronic device users are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method may include determining a position of an electronic device. The method may also include determining a registration status associated with the electronic device. Further, the method may include communicating a portion of an electronic document to the electronic device based on the position and the registration status.
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1. A method comprising:
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at a first electronic device; receiving, from a second electronic device, a request for at least one electronic document available for share; in response to the request, communicating, to the second electronic device, a list of electronic documents available for share; receiving selection of the at least one electronic document from the list of electronic documents available for share; receiving a user identifier associated with the second electronic device from the second electronic device; verifying a registration status of the user identifier associated with the second electronic device with at least one of a social network and an electronic document identifier; and in response to verifying the registration status of the user identifier associated with the second electronic device, communicating, to the second electronic device, a portion of the at least one electronic document and information restricting use of the portion of the at least one electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An electronic device comprising:
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an electronic document manager configured to; receive, from another electronic device, a request for at least one electronic document available for share; in response to the request, communicate, to the another electronic device, a list of electronic documents available for share; receive a selection of the at least one electronic document from the list of electronic documents available for share from the another electronic device; receive a user identifier associated with the another electronic device from the another electronic device; verify a registration status of the user identifier associated with the another electronic device with at least one of a social network and an electronic document identifier; and a communications interface configured to communicate a portion of the at least one electronic document and information restricting use of the portion of the at least one electronic document to the another electronic device in response to verifying the registration status of the user identifier associated with the another electronic device.
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25. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions for performing the following steps:
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at a first electronic device; receiving, from a second electronic device, a request for at least one electronic document available for share; in response to the request, communicating, to the second electronic device, a list of electronic documents available for share; receiving selection of the at least one electronic document from the list of electronic documents available for share; receiving a user identifier associated with the second electronic device from the second electronic device; verifying a registration status of the user identifier associated with the second electronic device with at least one of a social network and an electronic document provider; and in response to verifying the registration status of the user identifier associated with the second electronic device, communicating, to the second electronic device, a portion of the at least one electronic document and information restricting use of the portion of the at least one electronic document.
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