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Accessing of sample portions of a large digital file preliminary to the access of the entire file

US8386605B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 2006
Grant dateFeb 26, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/06
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Accessing a digital file from a database which includes the steps of determining a first set of data entry protocols for enabling a user to access i.e. preview at least one portion of the digital file, enabling a user to access the one or more portions by entering the first set of protocols, determining a second set of data entry protocols for enabling a user to access the entire digital file from the database, and enabling a user to access the entire digital file by entering the second set of data entry protocols in response to the user accessing the one portion or some threshold of a predetermined number of such portions.

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