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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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 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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