Content preview
US11257099B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques enable creation of a preview license for digital content. In some instances, the preview license indicates that it allows a content-consuming device to consume less than all of the content. This preview license may create a list specifying multiple portions of the digital content that the content-consuming device may consume. These techniques may also present to a device user an offer to purchase rights to consume all of the digital content after consumption of the preview-licensed portion(s). In other instances, a content server may embed the preview license into a content package that contains the digital content, allowing the server to distribute the package to multiple devices. In still other instances, the preview license may be bound to a domain rather than to individual devices. This allows member devices to share the digital content and the preview license, such that each member device may enjoy the preview experience.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.