Providing user-supplied items to a user device
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-015/16
H04L-029/08
출원번호
US-0179380
(2014-02-12)
등록번호
US-9479591
(2016-10-25)
발명자
/ 주소
Bajaj, Girish Bansilal
Rykov, Michael V.
Slezak, James C.
Zagorie, Aviram
Moore, Richard
Cheung, Kevin R.
Fruchterman, Thomas M. J.
Goodwin, Robert L.
출원인 / 주소
Amazon Technologies, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Lee & Hayes, PLLC
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초록▼
An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system delivers user-supplied items to the user device
An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system delivers user-supplied items to the user device based on a protocol.
대표청구항▼
1. A computer implemented method for providing an item, the method comprising: under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,receiving an item in a first format and a message from a user device, the message including instructions to send the item via a specifi
1. A computer implemented method for providing an item, the method comprising: under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,receiving an item in a first format and a message from a user device, the message including instructions to send the item via a specified communication method;generating, using the item, a processed item in a second format;determining, based at least in part on the message, that the specified communication method is a wireless communication link; andsending the processed item to the user device via the wireless communication link. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is an Email message, and wherein the item is associated with the Email message as an attachment. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving comprises receiving plural items from the user device via the message. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating comprises converting the item to a desired format for consumption by the user device. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising charging a first fee to a user account associated with the user device for using the wireless communication link, wherein the first fee for using the wireless communication link is more than a second fee for using a non-wireless communication link. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the item is a first item, the message is a first message, the method further comprising: receiving a second item in the first format and a second message from the user device;generating, using the second item, a second processed item in the second format;determining, based at least in part on the second message, that the second processed item is to be sent via a non-wireless communication link; andsending the second processed item to the user device via the non-wireless communication link. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating the processed item comprises partitioning the item into multiple pages. 8. A computer-implemented method for producing a processed document, the method comprising: under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,receiving, by a server computer, a document in a first format at a first address, from among multiple available addresses;processing the document to produce a processed document having a second format that is compatible with an electronic book reader device associated with a user;determining, based at least in part on receiving the document at the first address, that the processed document is to be electronically delivered to the electronic book reader device via a wireless communication link rather than a non-wireless communication link; andsending the processed document to the electronic book reader device via the wireless communication link. 9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising: charging at least a first fee to a user account associated with the electronic book reader device for using the wireless communication link, wherein the first fee for using the wireless communication link is more than a second fee for using the non-wireless communication link. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein the document is a first document, the method further comprising: receiving a second document in the first format at a second address, from among the multiple available addresses;processing the second document to produce a second processed document having the second format;determining, based at least in part on receiving the second document at the second address, that the second processed document is to be electronically delivered to the electronic book reader device via the non-wireless communication link rather than the wireless communication link; andsending the second processed document to the electronic book reader device via the non-wireless communication link. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the receiving of the document comprises receiving an Email message to which the document is attached, and further comprising acquiring the document from the Email message. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the processing the document comprises partitioning the document into multiple pages. 13. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, configure one or more processors to: receive, by a server computer and from a user device, an electronic item in a first format at a first address, from among multiple available addresses;convert the electronic item to produce a processed electronic item having a second format;determine, based at least in part on receiving the electronic item at the first address, that the processed electronic item is to be electronically delivered to the user device via a wireless communication link rather than via a non-wireless communication link; andsend the processed electronic item to the user device via the wireless communication link. 14. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 13, the instructions further configuring the one or more processors to charge a first fee to an account associated with the user device for using the wireless communication link, wherein the first fee for using the wireless communication link is more than a second fee for using the non-wireless communication link. 15. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the converting comprises scaling the electronic item for receipt by the user device. 16. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the sending the processed electronic item comprises sending the processed electronic item to the user device as an Email message to which the processed electronic item is attached. 17. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the converting comprises partitioning the electronic item into multiple pages for receipt by the user device. 18. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 13, the instructions further configuring the one or more processors to: send an error message to the user device at least partially in response to at least a partial failure in converting the electronic item. 19. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the electronic item is a first electronic item, and the instructions further configure the one or more processors to: receive a second electronic item from the user device in the first format at a second address, from among the multiple available addresses;convert the second electronic item to produce a second processed electronic item having the second format;determine, based at least in part on receiving the electronic item at the second address, that the second processed electronic item is to be electronically delivered to the user device via the non-wireless communication link rather than the wireless communication link; andsend the second processed electronic item to the user device via the non-wireless communication link. 20. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the receiving the electronic item comprises receiving an Email message to which the electronic item is attached, and the instructions further configure the one or more processors to acquire the electronic item from the Email message.
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