System and method for secure electronic digital rights management, secure transaction management and content distribution
First Claim
1. A system for secure electronics rights management, secure transaction management and secure content distribution comprising:
- a. a card means for storing personal license information of a user in encrypted form;
b. a remote storage means for storing content in encrypted form;
said encryption designed to ensure that said content on said remote storage means can be experienced only by said user;
c. a terminal means for downloading said personal license information to said card means upon request and payment from said user;
d. a playback means for accepting said card means and said remote storage means, and allowing said user to experience said content in accordance with the terms of said personal license; and
e. a secure transaction server means for;
securely receiving said content from a distributor, securely storing said content, securely accepting said request and said payment, distributing said content to said user, managing said personal license information, and securely downloading said personal license information to said card means.
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Abstract
System and method for secure electronic rights management, secure transaction management and content distribution. This invention ensures that content can be used or experienced by the end user only if an appropriate license has been obtained. Content owners prepare content for release in the system and make it available in electronic or physical form. Prior to purchase of the license, the user sends an offer request to the system. The system replies by providing all possible offers (or selected offers based on predefined criteria) through which the license can be purchased. Each offer represents a path from the content owner to the terminal. By selecting one path, the user initiates the license request process. Upon execution of the transaction, the license is securely stored within the user'"'"'s personal license management device. The user'"'"'s personal usage device communicates with the user'"'"'s license management device so that only licensed content can be used/experienced.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for secure electronics rights management, secure transaction management and secure content distribution comprising:
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a. a card means for storing personal license information of a user in encrypted form;
b. a remote storage means for storing content in encrypted form;
said encryption designed to ensure that said content on said remote storage means can be experienced only by said user;
c. a terminal means for downloading said personal license information to said card means upon request and payment from said user;
d. a playback means for accepting said card means and said remote storage means, and allowing said user to experience said content in accordance with the terms of said personal license; and
e. a secure transaction server means for;
securely receiving said content from a distributor, securely storing said content, securely accepting said request and said payment, distributing said content to said user, managing said personal license information, and securely downloading said personal license information to said card means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for secure electronics rights management, secure transaction management and secure content distribution comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a memory card with embedded microchip adapted for storing personal license information of a user in encrypted form;
b. providing a storage medium for storing content in encrypted form;
c. providing a terminal for downloading said personal license information to said memory card upon request and payment from said user;
d. providing a playback device adapted for accepting said memory card and said storage medium, and playing back said content in accordance with the terms of said personal license;
e. providing a secure transaction server;
f. securely receiving said content from a content provider to said secure transaction server;
g. securely storing said content on said transaction server;
h. securely accepting said request and said payment at said secure transaction server;
i. distributing said content to said user from said secure transaction server encrypted so that said content can only be experienced by said user;
j. managing said personal license information in said secure transaction server; and
k. securely downloading said personal license information from said secure transaction server to said memory card via said terminal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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