Content access and annotation system and method
US8504587B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/907
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for controlling access to content, and/or regions thereof, as well as controlling access to annotations to the content, or regions thereof. An audience can be specified for a region of content and one or more associated annotations. In response to a request for a content region, a content region definition, an audience definition for the content region, and at least one annotation for the content region and audience can be obtained, and the content region and the at least one annotation can be transmitted in response to the request if it is determined that the request is from a member of the audience, so that the content region and annotation can be experienced at an audience member's device.
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