Title:
IN-LIBRARY LENDING ACTIVATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/184191
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
An electronic book (ebook) lending system for requiring at-library book activation. The lending system includes a central system for managing and hosting ebooks, the central system including a storage device and a processor to control a user interface that enables a user to interact with the central system. The central system also includes an access device for activating ebooks at the library. A user may reserve an ebook through the user interface accessed by a remote user device or a library device. The content of the ebook is inaccessible to the user until the ebook is activated, wherein a user may activate the ebook by providing user identification information to the access device, and after the ebook is activated, the user may access the content of the ebook remotely. The present disclosure further includes an ebook lending system for incentivizing library visits by patrons and a digital content lending system for requiring at-library digital content activation.
Inventors:
MOORE MATTHEW D (US)
BRADLEY JOEL J (US)
CRANE JENNIFER N (US)
KALKUR NAVEEN (US)
MERCER THOMAS C (US)
NEES TERRY S (US)
VAN VLIET EMILY M (US)
BRADLEY JOEL J (US)
CRANE JENNIFER N (US)
KALKUR NAVEEN (US)
MERCER THOMAS C (US)
NEES TERRY S (US)
VAN VLIET EMILY M (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/030106
Publication Date:
January 08, 2015
Filing Date:
March 11, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO (US)
International Classes:
G06Q50/20; G06F17/30; G06F21/62; H04W4/021
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
VAN VLIET, Emily, M. et al. (Property CounselPost Office Box 3342, Saint Paul MN, US)
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