US 10,242,227 B1Granted

Sharing digital libraries

AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.

InventorsJoshua M. Goodspeed, Peter Thomas Killalea

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Abstract

In some implementations, a first user associated with a first user account may send a request to exchange digital libraries with a second user associated with a second user account. Upon acceptance, the second user receives first library information associated with the first user account that identifies content items that may be accessed by the second user due to the exchange. Similarly, the first user receives second library information associated with the second user account that identifies second content items that may be accessed by the first user. In other examples, a user may access the digital library of a selected person or entity, such as a historical figure, celebrity, author, friend, or organization. Additionally, in some cases, a user may view content of a content item that a selected person is currently reading, and which may include annotations made to the content item by the selected person.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

receiving, from a first electronic device associated with a first user account, an identifier associated with a second user account, wherein the first user account and the second user account are associated with a same user, and wherein the identifier is indicative of a request to exchange permission to access one or more first content items of a first digital library associated with the first user account with permission to access one or more second content items of a second digital library associated with the second user account;
sending information indicative of the request to a second electronic device associated with the second user account based, at least in part, on the identifier;
receiving, from the second electronic device, information indicative of an acceptance of the request;
determining first library information that identifies the one or more first content items that are available to the second user account;
determining second library information that identifies the one or more second content items that are available to the first user account;
providing access to the second library information to the first electronic device;
and
providing access to the first library information to the second electronic device.

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A computing device comprising:

one or more processors;
one or more computer-readable media, the one or more computer readable media including a library of digital content items, first library information corresponding to a first user account, and second library information corresponding to a second user account, the first user account and the second user account associated with a same user;
and
instructions maintained in the one or more computer-readable media that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including:
receiving, from a first electronic device associated with the first user account, a request to exchange a first permission to access one or more first content items of the library of digital content items associated with the first user account with a second permission to access one or more second content items of the library of digital content items associated with the second user account;
sending, to a second electronic device associated with the second user account, information indicative of the request;
providing access by the first electronic device to one or more second content items;
and
providing access by the second electronic device to the one or more first content items.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/845,933Filed 18 Dec 2017 · continuation
Priority: 25 Sep 2012
Granted: 26 Mar 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G06F 21/6245
To a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database: protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
G06F 21/6218
Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules: to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file…
H04L 63/102
For controlling access to devices or network resources: entity profiles
G06F 2221/2137
Indexing scheme relating to G06F21/00 and subgroups addressing additional information or applications relating to security arrangements for…: time…

Family

Application13/626,678Parent of this continuation · filed 25 Sep 2012
Application15/347,651Parent of this continuation · filed 9 Nov 2016
US 9,495,551 B1Parent of this continuation · filed 15 Nov 2016
US 9,852,310 B1Parent of this continuation
US 10,242,227 B1This patent

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