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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2000
Thomas J. Foth, Trumbull, CT (US);
Brian M. Romansky, Monroe, CT (US);
Lee J. Royle, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Thomas J. Foth, Trumbull, CT (US);
Brian M. Romansky, Monroe, CT (US);
Lee J. Royle, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A 'virtual bookshelf' for users of a digital rights management system. The invention lists the purchased material and/or material that the consumer has a right to use. The invention automatically backs up the consumer's material when it is downloaded; provides for the retrieval and/or synchronization of the material on a computer or other device; provides for the rights-based sharing of the material; and the ability to recommend or transfer the material to a third party with or without financial consideration.