Selecting and providing items in a media consumption system
US8965807B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2033 |
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 includes reliable fulfillment functionality for ensuring that the user device receives items in a reliable manner. The item-providing system includes other provisions to facilitate selecting items in various contexts.
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