Method and device for distributing electronic documents
US8806661B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B20/00811
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments provide a method and device for distributing an electronic document. The electronic document possesses first authorized copies information used to record a first number of authorized copies for the electronic document a local user may distribute. Every time the electronic document is distributed to a user, second authorized copies information is sent to the user, which second authorized copies information is used to record a second number of authorized copies for the electronic document the user may distribute, and the second number of authorized copies is less than or equal to the first number of authorized copies currently recorded in the first authorized copies information.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.