System of publication and distribution of instructional materials and method therefor
AssigneeMonvini Limited
InventorsMichael Anthony Soldavini, Manus Bernard Monroe
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Abstract
A system for publication and distribution of instructional materials comprises a host computer capable of receiving and storing educational works having one or more segments over a communications network, receiving one or more selections of at least one of the segments, producing a compilation of educational course materials containing at least the selected segments, receiving a request for access rights to a selection of one or more segments of the compilation, and providing access rights to the selected segments in response to the request.
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A system for publication and distribution of educational materials, the system comprising:
- at least one host computer capable of
- receiving over a communications network one or more educational works, at least one of the one or more educational works having a plurality of segments,
- storing the educational works,
- receiving over a communications network one or more selections of at least one of the plurality of segments,
- retrieving the selected segments from the one or more educational works,
- generating a compilation of educational course materials containing at least the selected segments,
- associating one or more identifiers with the compilation,
- receiving a request for access rights to a selection of one or more segments of the identified compilation, and
- providing access rights to the selected segments in response to the request.
A system for publication and distribution of educational materials, the system comprising:
- at least one host computer capable of
- receiving over a communications network one or more educational works from at least one author of the educational works, at least one of the one or more educational works having a plurality of segments, each of the plurality of segments having one or more identified authors,
- storing the educational works,
- receiving over a communications network one or more selections of at least one of the plurality of segments,
- retrieving the selected segments from the one or more educational works,
- generating a compilation of educational course materials containing at least the selected segments,
- associating one or more identifiers with the compilation,
- receiving a request for access rights to a selection of one or more segments of the identified compilation,
- recording payment for the requested access rights,
- providing access rights to the selected segments in response to the request if the payment has been recorded, and
- paying a royalty to the one or more authors for the access rights provided.
A method for publication and distribution of educational materials, the method comprising:
- receiving over a communications network one or more educational works, at least one of the one or more educational works having a plurality of segments,
- storing the educational works,
- receiving over a communications network one or more selections of at least one of the plurality of segments,
- retrieving the selected segments from the one or more educational works,
- generating a compilation of educational course materials containing at least the selected segments,
- associating one or more identifiers with the compilation,
- receiving a request for access rights to a selection of one or more segments of the identified compilation, and
- providing access rights to the selected segments in response to the request.
A method for publication and distribution of educational materials, the method comprising:
- receiving over a communications network one or more educational works from at least one author of the educational works, at least one of the one or more educational works having a plurality of segments, each of the plurality of segments having one or more identified authors,
- storing the educational works,
- receiving over a communications network one or more selections of at least one of the plurality of segments,
- retrieving the selected segments from the one or more educational works,
- generating a compilation of educational course materials containing at least the selected segments,
- associating one or more identifiers with the compilation,
- receiving a request for access rights to a selection of one or more segments of the identified compilation, and
- recording payment for the requested access rights,
- providing access rights to the selected segments in response to the request if the payment has been recorded, and
- paying a royalty to the one or more authors for the access rights provided.
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