IP Library Patent Application 14617175
Patent Application
App. No. 14/617,175

DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGEMENT AT POINT OF SALE

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App. No.
14/617,175
Abstract

A method executed in a processor of a computing device for managing digital content at a point of sale is provided. The method includes receiving input indicating a purchase of new digital content is being processed, receiving a request for managing a library associated with a user of the e-book, receiving input corresponding to a location in the library related to the new digital content and automatically storing the new digital content at the location concurrent with the purchase.

Claims (48)

1 . A method executed in a processor of a computing device, the computing device further including a memory storing instructions and a display screen rendering e-book content including text formatted according to a series of digitally constructed pages, the method comprising:

receiving input indicating a purchase of new digital content is being processed;

receiving a request for managing a library associated with a user of said e-book;

receiving input corresponding to a location in said library related to said new digital content; and

automatically storing said new digital content at said location concurrent with said purchase.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing a suggested library location based on an attribute of said new digital content.

3 . The method of claim 2 wherein said attribute is an author of said new digital content.

4 . The method of claim 2 wherein said attribute is genre associated with said new digital content.

5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing a selectable menu with one or more location for said new digital content to be automatically stored concurrent with said purchase.

6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing a virtual shopping cart configured for receiving said request for managing said library.

7 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing a virtual shopping cart configured for receiving said input corresponding to said location in said library related to said new digital content.

8 . A computer-readable medium that stores instructions for a computing device, the computing device including a processor, a memory and a display screen rendering e-book content including text formatted according to a series of digitally constructed pages, the instructions being executable by the processor to cause the computing device to perform operations that include:

receiving input indicating a purchase of new digital content is being processed;

receiving a request for managing a library associated with a user of said e-book;

receiving input corresponding to a location in said library related to said new digital content; and

automatically storing said new digital content at said location concurrent with said purchase.

9 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein said operations further include:

providing a suggested library location based on an attribute of said new digital content.

10 . The computer-readable medium of claim 9 wherein said attribute is an author of said new digital content.

11 . The computer-readable medium of claim 9 wherein said attribute is genre associated with said new digital content.

12 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein said operations further include:

providing a selectable menu with one or more location for said new digital content to be automatically stored concurrent with said purchase.

13 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein said operations further include:

providing a virtual shopping cart configured for receiving said request for managing said library.

14 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein said operations further include:

providing a virtual shopping cart configured for receiving said input corresponding to said location in said library related to said new digital content.

15 . A computing device comprising:

a memory that stores a set of instructions;

a display screen rendering e-book content including text formatted according to a series of digitally constructed pages;

a processor that access the instructions in memory, the processor further configured to perform a method including:

receiving input indicating a purchase of new digital content is being processed;

receiving a request for managing a library associated with a user of said e-book;

receiving input corresponding to a location in said library related to said new digital content; and

automatically storing said new digital content at said location concurrent with said purchase.

16 . The computing device of claim 15 wherein said method further comprises:

providing a suggested library location based on an attribute of said new digital content.

17 . The computing device of claim 16 wherein said attribute is an author of said new digital content.

18 . The computing device of claim 16 wherein said attribute is genre associated with said new digital content.

19 . The computing device of claim 15 wherein said method further comprises:

providing a selectable menu with one or more location for said new digital content to be automatically stored concurrent with said purchase.

20 . The computing device of claim 15 wherein said method further comprises:

providing a virtual shopping cart configured for receiving said request for managing said library.

21 . The computing device of claim 15 wherein said method further comprises:

providing a virtual shopping cart configured for receiving said input corresponding to said location in said library related to said new digital content.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 10, 2016
From: KOBO INC.
To: RAKUTEN KOBO INC.
Reel/Frame 037753/0780 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2015
From: GIFFORD, JOSIAH
To: KOBO INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 034919/0223 →