Patent ID: 7316032
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: G06Q,G11B,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for allowing a user to preview an information product, said method comprising the steps of: providing a preview version of said information product; said preview version being created by superposing a masking effect on an original form of said information product, said preview version being readily accessible and remaining representative of said original form of said information product and enabling said user in evaluating said information product for making a purchase decision, said masking effect being superposed on a region of said information product and adapted to interfere with receiving of said information product in said original form by said user; allowing said user to access said preview version of said information product; and controlling at least one of—presence, absence, duration of application and permanence of said masking effect, superposed on said information product, in accordance with at least one criterion thereby controlling receiving of said information product in said original form by said user.