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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Edward J. Gayles, Tracy, CA (US);
Laurent an Minh Nguyen, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Edward J. Gayles, Tracy, CA (US);
Laurent An Minh Nguyen, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for sharing electronic books may include receiving a request to borrow an electronic book. The request may be received from a borrowing user's electronic book reader. The method may also include generating a borrowing user's license for the electronic book. The method may also include transmitting a copy of the electronic book to the borrowing user's electronic book reader. The method may also include transmitting the borrowing user's license to the borrowing user's electronic book reader.