AUTOMATIC PURCHASING OF DIGITAL CONTENT

摘要

A client (e.g., an eReader) receives and displays a sample version of an e-book or other content to a user retrieved from a store server. The sample version is a subset of the full version of the content. The client establishes a location in the sample content as a purchase point. The location of the purchase point may be determined by a content server, the client, or another entity. If the user consumes the content past the purchase point, the client treats the user's action as the user's intent to purchase the full version of the content. The client automatically performs a purchase transaction for the full version of the content, and prepares the full version for consumption by the user. The client seamlessly transitions the user to the full version.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method of automatically providing digital content, comprising:
displaying a sample version of the digital content to a user of a client, wherein the sample version of the content is a subset of the full version of the content; establishing a location of a purchase point in the sample version of the content at which automatic purchasing of the full version of the content occurs; monitoring the user's current position in the sample version of the content relative to the location of the purchase point; and responsive to the monitored current position passing the purchase point, automatically purchasing the full version of the content for the user.