Method and apparatus to facilitate online purchase of works using paid electronic previews
US7801824B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/184
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system is described to facilitate variable pricing for electronically viewing content online. Consumers pay different amounts to view portions of electronically viewable content obtained from a tangible work, where the amount paid is based on a characteristic of the work (e.g., the genre or publisher), the consumer's past viewing behavior or purchases, including the portions of content (e.g., the number of pages or chapters) previously viewed from the same or other work, or the number or amount of purchases made of other works or products, or the aggregated viewing behavior or purchases of a number of consumers.
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