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Providing user-supplied items to a user device

US8656040B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 2007
Grant dateFeb 18, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/109
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system delivers user-supplied items to the user device based on a protocol.

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