Administrative tasks in a media consumption system
US9568984B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 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 and the user device include functionality for providing upgrade-related items to the user device in a transparent manner. The item-providing system and the user device also include testing functionality.
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