Performing actions based on capturing information from rendered documents, such as documents under copyright
US8447066B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/325
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hardware, firmware, and/or software facility (“facility”) for providing information relevant to rendered documents is described. In some embodiments, the facility identifies multiple versions of an electronic document corresponding to a rendered document captured by a capture device. The facility may then provide a person utilizing the capture device with various ways to interact with one or more versions of the electronic document. In some embodiments, the facility determines that use of a rendered document is restricted, such as by copyright, to some degree. The facility may then offer the person the option to obtain unrestricted use of the rendered document. If the person accepts, the person obtains the right to store captures of the rendered document. If the person declines, the facility automatically discards captures of the rendered document. In some embodiments, the facility may automatically purchase rights to restricted-use rendered documents based upon the person's pre-defined criteria.
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