| 摘要 |
<p>A novel network library service is provided for enabling a user to assemble his own personal and private collection of digital media which are electronically deliverable to him over a communications network such as the Internat. Any item in the library may be selected at any time by the library owner and sent to the owner at any location. This network library service includes a user access mechanism for coupling to a network for communicating with a user, for receiving user requests and for delivering requested items to the user. The library service also includes a list storage mechanism coupled to the user access mechanism for storing a list of digital media which the list owner has included in his personal library collection. The library service further includes a validation mechanism for comparing a request from the list owner with his stored personal list of digital media for providing an indication of which requested items are listed. The library service also includes a delivery mechanism responsive to the validation mechanism for delivering listed requested items to the user access mechanism for electronic delivery to the list owner. The network library service further includes an authentication mechanism for receiving and examining user authentication information and denying access to the requested items if authentication fails. This network library service provides a full library service for creation, management and access to a varied private collection of virtual possessions.</p> |
