Method for printing digital works
US6957194B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99945
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for providing limited printing of a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith within a system having at least one repository configured to enforce use of the digital work in accordance with the rights. A limited printing right, or other rights, can be associated with a digital work. The limited printing right specifies a type of printer and type of ticket required for exercising the limited printing right of the digital work for a limited printing fee. A copy of the digital work is distributed along with the ticket to a consumer. The limited printing fee is reported as a transaction in response to the consumer exercising the limited printing right.
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