Classifications

• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
  • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
  • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • G06Q30/00—Commerce
  • G06Q30/06—Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G06Q30/0601—Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
  • G06Q30/0603—Catalogue ordering
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
  • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • G06Q30/00—Commerce
  • G06Q30/06—Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G06Q30/0601—Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
  • G06Q30/0641—Shopping interfaces

Definitions

• the invention relates to a provision of digital book data, especially at a remote site.
• a terminal such as, for example, a multimedia tablet (ipad®, ebook®, or other) is equipped with connection means to a remote site allowing a user to access digital book data, for a download (pdf file for example downloaded and stored in memory of the tablet) or for an online consultation of the digital book for example in epub format (type of xml format).
• a "digital book” is a multimedia document containing text to be read (novels, university courses, conference proceedings, or other), accompanied by images that may possibly be interactive.
• the user has a right of access to an online bookstore of digital books.
• a right of access is provided by the purchase of a prepaid card, and the user has a choice to access one or more books among the multiplicity of books that includes this library.
• Such an embodiment then forces the user to browse the remote site to select precisely the book he is looking for, which can be tedious especially when the complete list of books is given in bulk on the site or if a book is not available. is not archived in an expected topic.
• the present invention improves the situation.
• the method comprises the steps:
• a) provide a material medium, such as a plastic card for example, with a hidden indication of hardware support identifier, as well as an indication of the first part of the aforementioned URL,
• a user with hardware support can enter his terminal (for example by typing on a keyboard type interface):
• steps a) and b) above can be performed in any order, for example after, or in parallel.
• the hardware support identifier may be hidden by a band that is erased by scratching a user. In such an embodiment, it may then be planned to implement step b) prior to step a).
• the URLs created with the first part of address and the card identifier can be generated from the server, and then, or in parallel, the cards can be printed with their own identifier.
• the user scrapes the strip of his card to discover his card identifier (typically a series of alphanumeric characters, such as "copy N"), type on his terminal the first part of the URL address (for example "Http: // myliveleunique /”) and the remainder of the address given by this identifier ("http: // myliveleunique / copie N”) and can then access the unique book corresponding to his card.
• his card identifier typically a series of alphanumeric characters, such as "copy N”
• the card identifier may remain hidden for the user, at least initially.
• step a) is prior to step b).
• the hardware support then comprises a code corresponding to the aforementioned hardware support identifier.
• This code (such as a bar code for example, or an RFID tag code) is then intended to be read by decryption means (typically an optical reader available to a cashier of a library).
• decryption means typically an optical reader available to a cashier of a library.
• this reading of the cash register code takes place after the actual purchase of the card by the user.
• step a) a plurality of hardware supports are provided, each comprising the hidden indication of a specific hardware support identifier,
• each server hardware identifier is mapped to the data of the single digital book to provide the book data to a respective plurality of URLs each created by the concatenation of the first part of URL address and a specific identifier of hardware support.
• the remote server comprises a database of the provision of digital book data at each URL address, in particular to control the number of downloads for example associated with the same card identifier.
• the aforementioned decryption means can also be connected to a memory storing at least data transmission of identifiers to the server, which allows a cross-check between the data of this memory, on the one hand, and the data of the server database, on the other hand.
• the card may include an indication of a URL address, a card code and possibly a scratch zone concealing the secret card code.
• the validation of the corresponding URL link to the server can be done at the cash desk, after payment, after computer reading of the card code. Then, the user can scratch further his card to discover his card code. Then typing in the browser of his terminal, the URL address mentioned on the card and, after him, his secret code, the server is validly solicited by this URL link to make available the digital file (pdf or xml) pre-purchased card.
• the user may be invited, prior to accessing the digital book, to communicate his email address for example to be kept informed of any update of the book.
• the secret code of each card was stored in the database of the contacted server. Activation of the card by the bookseller (information stored in another memory as indicated above) makes it possible to establish overlaps in case of anomalies.
• specific rights may be designed for cardholders. It is thus possible to personalize the access to a digital book, by means of a dedicated hardware support. It can thus ensure a traceability specific to a user since the act of acquisition of the hardware support until download. For example, each material medium can be marked with the identity of its holder. One can typically assign prior to the manufacture of the hardware support a particular secret code to a given person. The activation of this code for this user with the server generates a unique URL link, to which a file book dedicated to this user is made available and which can be named with a personalized mention on the first page, for example "book specially edited for Sir xxx ".
• the server manages and calculates the rights of each card secret code (for example a limitation of the number of downloads).
• it manages, in the sense of the invention, the mapping of a card identifier and a generic URL address, to create by concatenation of these two elements, a URL specific to the card and to which the data of the digital book are accessible.
• the present invention therefore also aims at such a digital book data server, for the implementation of the method above and including in particular means for creating URLs each unique to a single book.
• a computer program can be implemented for the creation of such URLs.
• the present invention also aims, in particular, a computer program comprising instructions for the implementation of step b) of the above method, when this program is executed by the processor of a server within the meaning of the invention .
• the present invention also aims at a hardware medium as such (such as a card) for the implementation of the invention and comprising at least a first part of URL address and a hidden indication of hardware support identifier.
• the invention has many advantages in its practical implementation.
• the bookseller for his part, does not have to provide excessive transport and handling costs because of the use of a simple card, nor a large space in his space compared to the paper book.
• the immaterial version (“electronic”) of the book also has much more visibility in a bookseller, than on a particular website.
• the reader for his part, can benefit from the bookseller's advice and satisfy a possible impulse.
• FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an exemplary architecture of a system embodying the invention
• FIG. 2 is an example of a flowchart illustrating the steps of the method in the sense of the invention.
• the hardware support in the sense of the invention is in the form of a plasticized card CA (credit card format for example), possibly verticalized to allow the evocation of the cover of a book. . It may for example be glued on a card stock containing for example the name of the author and the title of the book (XXX) and a placard corresponding to the front cover of the book, for example.
• CA credit card format for example
• the CA card further comprises a first portion of the URL address, referenced URL1, and, in the example described, a COD reference card identifier, hidden by a band BG to scratch by the user after purchase.
• it further comprises, in the example shown, a bar code CB which can be read by decoding means LEC of the card identifier.
• decryption means LEC for example an optical barcode reader available to a library cashier, comprise a connection to the remote server within the meaning of the invention, bearing the reference SER.
• the server SER is connected to a memory MEM and a processor to build URL links by concatenating the first part of the aforementioned URL address to the COD identifier of each card placed on the market.
• the memory MEM can typically store a database for controlling connections to the server and access rights associated with the cards.
• the user having the CA card after scraping the BG band, discovers the COD code and types, using his TER terminal, in the NAV navigation bar, the full URL address corresponding to the first one. part URL1 followed by the COD identifier of his card.
• the terminal TER can be any type of electronic support connectable to the internet (tablet, computer or smartphone phone).
• a local memory MEML connected to the decryption means LEC can be provided to record the card transactions CA and in particular to cross-check the data between the content of this local memory MEML and the general memory MEM of the server SER.
• a first step S1 consists in reading the barcode CB in order to deduce the identifier COD from the card and transmit it to the server SER (arrow F1 in FIG. 1).
• the SER server then associates the identifier COD with the first part of address URL1 to create a complete URL comprising: the first part of address URL1, followed by
• This URL is stored in the MEM database and the data of the digital book corresponding to the CA card then become accessible at this URL.
• step S2 when the user enters, in the navigation bar NAV, the full URL address corresponding to the first part URL1 followed by the COD identifier of his card, his terminal connects validly ("OK To the SER server (arrow F2 of FIG. 1), since the complete URL has been previously created.
• the server SER depending on the content of the database that stores the memory MEM, validates if necessary the request formed by the terminal TER by making available the data of the digital book ("book” ) corresponding to the CA card (arrow F3 of Figure 1). This provision of data can be made by downloading a pdf file or simply making available in epub format (type of xml or html format).
• the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above by way of example; it extends to other variants.
• reading the barcode CB is optional.
• the URL addresses for each CA card are pre-created and listed in the memory MEM.
• the bar code itself is an example of realization.
• the card may take the form of an RFID tag and its reading may allow the communication of the COD card identifier to the aforementioned SER server.

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