1. A computer-implemented method for providing user access to a body of content from a source, the computer-implemented method comprising:
providing a user with electronic access to a body of content from a source via a computing system, wherein all of the body of content is initially accessible to the user;
determining a threshold total amount of content in the body of content that can be accessed, wherein the threshold total amount of content is determined as one of a threshold percentage of the body of content and a threshold number of portions of the body of content;
measuring, via the computing system, a total of the body of content that has been accessed; and
when the total of the body of content that has been accessed meets or exceeds the threshold total amount of content, automatically restricting the user from accessing the remaining content in the body of content that has not previously been accessed while allowing the user to electronically access the content in the body that has previously been accessed.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the content that the user accesses is determined at the time of access.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the source is a textual work.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the source is an audio work.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the source is a video work.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the body of content is comprised of images of pages of content.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring access to the body of content by multiple users, wherein measuring the total of the body of content that has been accessed includes aggregating access information of the multiple users.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein aggregating access information of the multiple users comprises synchronizing multiple databases that record the content accessed by the multiple users.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the content accessed by one or more users is excluded from the total accessed content.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein access to content by a user who has paid for the access is excluded from the total accessed content.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the total of the body of content that has been accessed is measured as a percentage of the total body of content.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the total of the body of content that has been accessed is measured as a number of portions of the body of content.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein if the total of the body of content that has been accessed meets or exceeds the threshold total amount of content and if a request is made by the user to access content that previously has not been accessed, the computer-implemented method further comprises providing a message indicating that the requested content is unavailable.
14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising enabling user selection of the content being accessed.
15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein the content is selected as a result of a search of the body of content based on a search query.
16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising providing access to an excerpt of the content that previously has not been accessed and is otherwise restricted from access.
17. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an authorized command that enables access to the content that is otherwise restricted from access.
18. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the threshold total amount of content is determined before the body of content is made available for access.
19. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the threshold total amount of content is determined after the body of content has been made available for access.
20. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the threshold total amount of content is determined based on a type of the source.
21. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the threshold total amount of content is determined based on a type of the content.
22. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the threshold total amount of content is determined based on an identity of a user.
23. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the threshold total amount of content is determined based on credentials of a user.
24. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the threshold total amount of content is determined based on a duration of access to the content.
25. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the threshold total amount of content varies over time.
26. A computer-implemented method for providing access to content from a source, the method comprising:
monitoring access to content from the source via a computing system;
allowing electronic access to a portion of the content from the source being monitored if the portion of the content satisfies a criteria; and
automatically embargoing a remaining portion of the content from the source from access while allowing electronic access to the previously accessed portion of the content,
wherein the criteria is a limit based on a comparison of an amount of the accessed portion of the content with at least one of a threshold percentage of the body of content that may be accessed and a threshold number of portions of the body of content that may be accessed.
27. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, wherein the amount of the accessed portion of the content is determined as a percentage of the total content of the source.
28. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, wherein the amount of the accessed portion of the content is determined as a number of portions of the content from the source.
29. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, wherein allowing electronic access to the portion of the content comprises;
measuring the portion of the content that has previously been accessed;
comparing the measurement to the limit; and
if the measurement does not exceed the limit, allowing electronic access to the portion of the content.
30. The computer-implemented method of claim 29, wherein the limit varies over time.
31. The computer-implemented method of claim 29, wherein monitoring access to the content from the source comprises monitoring access to the content by multiple users.
32. The computer-implemented method of claim 31, wherein measuring the portion of the content that has previously been accessed comprises:
measuring the portions of the content in aggregate that have been accessed by the multiple users; and
summing the measured portions to obtain a total amount of accessed content.
33. The computer-implemented method of claim 32, wherein summing the measured portions to obtain the total amount of accessed content includes synchronizing multiple databases that record the content accessed by the multiple users.
34. The computer-implemented method of claim 32, wherein the content accessed by one or more users is excluded from the total accessed content.
35. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, wherein the criteria is further based on a type of the content.
36. The computer-implemented method of claim 35, wherein allowing electronic access to the portion of the content comprises;
identifying the type of the portion of the content being monitored;
comparing the type to the criteria; and
if the type satisfies the criteria, allowing electronic access to the portion of the content.
37. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, wherein the portion of the content being accessed is determined at the time of access.
38. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, further comprising providing a message indicating that the embargoed content is unavailable.
39. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, further comprising enabling user selection of the portion of the content.
40. The computer-implemented method of claim 39, wherein the portion of the content is selected as a result of a search of the content based on a search query.
41. The computer-implemented method of claim 39, wherein the portion of the content is selected based on its location in the content from the source.
42. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, further comprising providing selective access to the embargoed portion of content.
43. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, further comprising receiving an authorized command that enables access to the embargoed portion of content.
44. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, further comprising determining the criteria before the content of the source is made available for access.
45. The computer-implemented method of claim 26, further comprising determining the criteria after the content of the source has been made available for access.
46. A computer system for providing electronic access to content from a source, the system comprising:
a database for storing access rules that govern what content may be accessed from a source; and
a computing device in communication with the database, wherein the computing device is configured to:
monitor access to content from the source;
allow electronic access to a portion of the content from the source being monitored if the portion of the content satisfies an access rule stored in the database, wherein allowing electronic access comprises:
measuring an amount of content accessed;
comparing the measured amount of content accessed to the access rule; and
allowing electronic access to the portion of the content from the source when the measurement satisfies the access rule; and
automatically embargo a remaining portion of the content from the source from access while allowing access to the previously accessed portion of the content,
wherein the access rule defines an amount of the content from the source that is available for access, wherein the amount of the content from the source that is available for access is defined as a threshold number of portions of the content.
47. The system of claim 46, wherein the computing device is configured to monitor access to the content from the source by monitoring access to the content by multiple users.
48. The system of claim 47, wherein the computing device is further configured to measure the portion of the content that has previously been accessed by measuring the portions of content in aggregate that have been accessed by the multiple users to obtain a total amount of accessed content.
49. The system of claim 48, wherein the content accessed by one or more users is excluded from the total amount of accessed content.
50. The system of claim 46, wherein the access rule being applied is further based on a type of the content.
51. The system of claim 50, wherein the computing device is configured to allow electronic access to the portion of the content by:
identifying the type of the portion of content being monitored;
comparing the type to the access rule; and
if the type satisfies the access rule, allowing electronic access to the portion of the content.
52. The system of claim 46, wherein the portion of the content being accessed is determined at the time of access.
53. The system of claim 46, wherein the computing device is further configured to provide a message indicating that the embargoed content is unavailable.
54. The system of claim 46, wherein the computing device is further configured to enable user selection of the portion of the content.
55. The system of claim 54, wherein the portion of the content is selected as a result of a search of the content based on a search query.
56. The system of claim 54, wherein the portion of the content is selected based on its location in the content from the source.
57. The system of claim 46, wherein the computing device is further configured to provide selective access to the embargoed portion of content.
58. The system of claim 46, wherein the computing device is further configured to receive an authorized command that enables access to the embargoed portion of content.
59. The system of claim 46, further comprising determining the access rule before the content of the source is made available for access.
60. The system of claim 46, further comprising determining the access rule after the content of the source has been made available for access.
61. A non-transitory computer-accessible medium having instructions encoded thereon that provide electronic access to content from a source, wherein, in response to execution of the instructions by a computing apparatus, the instructions cause the computing apparatus to:
detect access to a portion of the content from the source;
allow electronic access to the portion of the content from the source if the portion of the content satisfies a criteria; and
automatically restrict access to a remaining portion of the content from the source that does not satisfy the criteria when access to the remaining portion is detected, while continuing to allow electronic access to the previously accessed portion of the content,
wherein the criteria is a limit based on a comparison of an amount of the accessed portion of the content with a threshold percentage of the content that may be accessed.
62. The computer-accessible medium of claim 61, wherein the criteria is further based on a type of content.
63. The computer-accessible medium of claim 62, wherein, in response to execution, the instructions further cause the computing apparatus to allow electronic access to the portion of the content by;
identifying the type of the portion of the content that is being accessed,
comparing the type to the criteria, and
if the type satisfies the criteria, allowing electronic access to the portion of the content.
64. The computer-accessible medium of claim 61, wherein, in response to execution, the instructions further cause the computing apparatus to provide electronic access to an excerpt of the remaining portion of content that is otherwise automatically restricted from access.
65. The computer-accessible medium of claim 61, wherein the criteria is determined before the content of the source is made available for access.
66. The computer-accessible medium of claim 61, wherein the criteria is determined after the content of the source has been made available for access.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A pneumatic tire having a tread surface,
a first main groove extending in a circumferential direction of the tire being provided on each of right and left sides of an equatorial line of the tire in the tread surface, a second main groove extending in the circumferential direction of the tire being disposed on an outer side of the first main grooves in a widthwise direction of the tire, a center land being formed between the first main grooves, middle lands being formed between the first main grooves and the second main grooves, shoulder lands being formed outward of the second main grooves in the widthwise direction of the tire, sipes extending in the widthwise direction of the tire being disposed in each of the lands at prescribed intervals in the circumferential direction of the tire, lateral grooves extending in the widthwise direction of the tire being provided in the tread surface at prescribed intervals in the circumferential direction of the tire;
wherein the middle lands each have an assistant groove less in width than the first and second main grooves, the assistant groove extending in the circumferential direction of the tire;
the lateral grooves comprise right and left first lateral grooves and right and left second lateral grooves disposed on the right and left sides of the equatorial line of the tire, the right and left first lateral grooves extending from the center land outward in the widthwise direction of the tire beyond ground contact ends of the tire, the right and left second lateral grooves extending from the middle lands outward in the widthwise direction of the tire beyond the ground contact ends of the tire, the right and left first lateral grooves and the right and left second lateral grooves being alternately disposed in the circumferential direction of the tire;
the right and left first lateral grooves have inner terminal ends which are disposed so as to be apart from each other in the center land, the right and left second lateral grooves having inner terminal ends which are located within the middle lands; and
the tread surface has a ground contact surface region located between the right and left ground contact ends of the tire, the ground contact surface region having a center region portion on a center side thereof and side region portions located on opposite sides of the center region portion, a groove area percentage in the entire ground contact surface region being in a range of 18% to 33%, a groove area percentage in the center region portion being less than the groove area percentage in the entire ground contact surface region.
2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the first lateral grooves have widths which increase from the inner terminal ends of the first lateral grooves towards the ground contact ends of the tire.
3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the second lateral grooves are connected to the assistant grooves at the inner terminal ends thereof, the middle lands comprising first blocks defined by the second main grooves, assistant grooves, first lateral grooves and second lateral grooves, and second blocks defined by the first main grooves, assistant grooves and first lateral grooves, the second blocks being greater in length in the circumferential direction of the tire than the first blocks.
4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 3, wherein the second lateral grooves have widths which increase from the inner terminal ends of the second lateral grooves towards the ground contact ends of the tire.
5. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the assistant grooves extend in a zigzag manner in the circumferential direction of the tire.
6. The pneumatic tire according to claim 5, wherein the assistant grooves comprise first zigzag portions which are greater in length than an interval between lateral grooves adjacent to each other and extend in an inclined manner with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire, and second zigzag portions which are less in length than the first zigzag portions and extend in an inclined manner with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire, the first zigzag portions and second zigzag portions being alternately connected to each other, the first zigzag portions having an inclination angle of 3\xb0 to 10\xb0 with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire.
7. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the first lateral grooves and the second lateral grooves have angles in a range of 0\xb0 to 45\xb0 with respect to the widthwise direction of the tire.
8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein sub-grooves extending in the widthwise direction of the tire between the first grooves are disposed in the circumferential direction of the tire at intervals longer than the intervals between the lateral grooves, the center land comprising blocks defined by the first main grooves and the sub-grooves.
9. The pneumatic tire according to claim 8, wherein the sub-grooves are disposed in the circumferential direction of the tire at intervals which are two times the intervals between the lateral grooves, the inner terminal ends of a right and a left first lateral grooves being placed in a center portion of a block located between sub-grooves adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of the tire.
10. The pneumatic tire according to claim 8, wherein the sub-grooves are less in width than the first and second lateral grooves.