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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Robert L Goodwin, Mercer Island, WA (US);
David Zhao, Bothell, WA (US);
Adrian Tsang Kwong Chan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Chieh Wang, Issaquah, WA (US);
Michael V Rykov, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert L Goodwin, Mercer Island, WA (US);
David Zhao, Bothell, WA (US);
Adrian Tsang Kwong Chan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Chieh Wang, Issaquah, WA (US);
Michael V Rykov, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling access to electronic content stored on a content provider's server is provided. A content provider may control and restrict unauthorized access to electronic content through an identified user account by limiting a number of devices from which requests to access the content through the account have been received. A content provider may also collect usage information of interest by monitoring authorized access to electronic content.