SG11201408105QA - In-library lending activation - Google Patents

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(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 12 December 2013 (12.12.2013) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2013/184191 A3 (51) International Patent Classification: G06Q 50/20 (2012.01) G06F21/62 (2013.01) G06F 17/30 (2006,01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/US2013/030106 11 March 2013 (11.03.2013) English English (30) Priority Data: 13/489,002 5 June 2012 (05.06.2012) US (71) Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COM­ PANY [US/US]; 3m Center, Post Office Box 33427, Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US). (72) Inventor: MOORE, Matthew, D.; 3m Center, Post Office Box 33427, Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US). (74) Agents: VAN VLIET, Emily, M. et al.; 3m Center Office Of Intellectual, Property Counsel, Post Office Box 33427, Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) [Continued on next page] (54) Title: IN-LIBRARY LENDING ACTIVATION i-H 0\ i-H •t 00 i-H en i-H o CJ o & Fig. 1 (57) 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 storage a device and processor a to control user a 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 re­ serve an ebook through the user interface accessed by a re­ mote user device or a library device. The content of the ebook inaccessible is 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 pat­ rons and digital a content lending system for requiring at-lib­ rary digital content activation. WO 2013/184191 A3 III lillll IIII III Hill lllll III III III 11 111 lllll llll lllll III lllllll llll III llll — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the the earlier application (Rule 4.17(Hi)) claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of Published: . . .. , , ./, . -,,/JU (88) Date of publication of the international search report: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) nternational sea 15 May 2014