Protected content distribution system
First Claim
1. A rights management system for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith, said system comprising:
- a user device adapted to receive a license having usage rights specifying a manner of use and being associated with at least one item, and allow authorized users to access said at least one item in accordance with said license;
an access list associated with said at least one item, said access list having identification mechanisms associated with said authorized users;
means for receiving a license request for access to said at least one item on behalf of a license requesting user, said license requesting user having an associated identification mechanism;
an access list managing device adapted to determine whether said identification mechanism associated to said license requesting user is in said access list, and provide instructions to issue said license associated with said at least one item; and
a license device adapted to issue said license associated with said at least one item upon receiving instructions from said access list managing device;
wherein said access list managing device is further adapted to provide instructions to said license device to issue said license associated with said at least one item upon determining that said identification mechanism associated to said license requesting user is in said access list.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request for a license associated with an item on behalf of a license requesting user, the license requesting user having an associated identification mechanism. The method also includes determining whether the identification mechanism associated to the license requesting user is in an access list associated with the item, the access list having identification mechanisms associated with authorized users. The method further includes issuing the license associated with the item to the license requesting user upon determining that the identification mechanism associated to the license requesting user is in the access list.
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25 Claims
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1. A rights management system for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith, said system comprising:
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a user device adapted to receive a license having usage rights specifying a manner of use and being associated with at least one item, and allow authorized users to access said at least one item in accordance with said license;
an access list associated with said at least one item, said access list having identification mechanisms associated with said authorized users;
means for receiving a license request for access to said at least one item on behalf of a license requesting user, said license requesting user having an associated identification mechanism;
an access list managing device adapted to determine whether said identification mechanism associated to said license requesting user is in said access list, and provide instructions to issue said license associated with said at least one item; and
a license device adapted to issue said license associated with said at least one item upon receiving instructions from said access list managing device;
wherein said access list managing device is further adapted to provide instructions to said license device to issue said license associated with said at least one item upon determining that said identification mechanism associated to said license requesting user is in said access list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for a license associated with at least one item on behalf of a license requesting user, said license having usage rights specifying a manner of use of said at least one item, said license requesting user having an associated identification mechanism;
determining whether said identification mechanism associated to said license requesting user is in an access list associated with said at least one item, said access list having identification mechanisms associated with authorized users who are authorized to access said at least one item; and
issuing said license associated with said at least one item to said license requesting user upon determining that said identification mechanism associated to said license requesting user is in said access list. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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