DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20010011238A1
• Filed: 10/07/1998
• Published: 08/02/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NuvoMedia, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: NuvoMedia, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: EBERHARD, MARTIN FOREST, UYEHARA, LANCE, TARPENNING, MARC EVAN, SLESINSKY, BRIAN, MORROW, WILLIAM KENJI
• Application Number:
  US09/168,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20010011238A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1612 Flat panel monitor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2211/008 Public Key, Asymmetric Key, Asymmetric Encryption
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2115 Third party
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A secure content delivery system which is particularly useful for network distribution of electronic books includes a reader capable of storing encrypted text files downloaded from a content server such as a publisher'"'"'s server. The system includes software processes operating over the network to execute purchase, authentication and downloading aspects of a transaction.

Claims

1. A distribution system for delivery of secure content from a repository of such secure content to a user comprising

a user system for communicating a request to receive secure content as specified by a user,

an authorization server responsive to requests from a user system for authenticating requests for secure content from a user system,

a first server having stored thereon at least one file of secure content and responsive to an authorized request for delivery of such file,

a communications link from the first server to a user system for delivering secure content.

2. The distribution system of

claim 1

wherein the user system includes

a reader for displaying the secure content as clear text,

a user host system for receiving secure content from the first server but incapable of displaying the secure content as clear text, and

a communications link for delivering secure content stored in the user host system to the reader.

3. A method for delivering secure content from a repository system to a user system including the steps of

generating, at a user system, a request for secure content,

receiving the request and generating an authorization signal in response thereto,

delivering the request for secure content to a repository system on which the requested secure content is stored,

delivering to the user system the secure content.

4. The method of

claim 3

further including the step of displaying the content for viewing by a user.