Automated digital rights management and payment system with embedded content

• US 20030110133A1
• Filed: 12/07/2001
• Published: 06/12/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Briesch, John, Niwa-San, Kiyo, Maritzen, L. Michael, Ludtke, Harold Aaron
• Application Number:
  US10/017,947
• Publication Number:
  US 20030110133A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/52
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A system and method to transmit embedded content for use by a transaction device are described in detail below. In addition, authorization for use of the embedded content can be confirmed locally within the transaction device. Further, registration and payment for use of the embedded content can be performed locally within the transaction device. In one embodiment, access is requested from a secure entity. The access to the secure entity is granted if authentication information identifying a user requesting the access is provided to the secure entity. In one embodiment, embedded content is received within a transaction device; the transaction device locally verifies an authorization to use the embedded content; and the transaction device utilizes the embedded content in response to the authorization.

Claims

1. A transaction system comprising:

a. a transaction device having a storage device wherein the transaction device is configured for interfacing with a user;

b. embedded content residing within the storage device of the transaction device,

wherein the embedded content is available to the user in response to a verification within the transaction device.

2. The system according to claim 1 further comprising a backend module configured for tracking a location of the embedded content.

3. The system according to claim 1 wherein the embedded content contains audio data

4. The system according to claim 1 wherein the embedded content contains visual data.

5. The system according to claim 1 wherein the embedded content contains a financial balance of the user.

6. The system according to claim 1 wherein embedded content contains the amount charged for use of the embedded content.

7. The system according to claim 1 wherein the embedded content contains credit data of the user.

8. The system according to claim 1 wherein the embedded content contains a location history of the embedded content.

9. The system according to claim 1 wherein the embedded content contains a current location of the embedded content.

10. The system according to claim 1 wherein the embedded content contains encryption information.

11. The system according to claim 1 wherein the embedded content contains ownership information related to the embedded content.

12. The system according to claim 1 wherein the embedded content contains textual data.

13. The system according to claim 1 wherein the embedded content contains graphical data.

14. A method comprising:

a. receiving embedded content within a transaction device;

b. locally verifying within the transaction device an authorization to use the embedded content; and

c. utilizing the embedded content in response to the authorization.

15. The method according to claim 14 further comprising encrypting the embedded content upon receiving the embedded content within the transaction device.

16. The method according to claim 14 wherein utilizing the embedded content further comprising decrypting the embedded content.

17. The method according to claim 14 further comprising encrypting the embedded content in response to not verifying the authorization.

18. The method according to claim 14 further comprising transmitting a payment from the transaction device to a vendor based on the embedded content.

19. The method according to claim 14 further comprising securely transmitting a payment from the transaction device to a vendor based on the embedded content through a transaction privacy clearing house.

20. The method according to claim 14 further comprising transmitting the embedded content from the transaction device to a remote device.

21. The method according to claim 20 further comprising:

a. locally verifying a permission to use the embedded content within the remote device; and

b. utilizing the embedded content in response to the permission.

22. The method according to claim 14 further comprising authenticating usage of the transaction device via a pin code.

23. The method according to claim 14 further comprising authenticating usage of the transaction device via a biometric parameter.

24. The method according to claim 23 wherein the biometric parameter is a fingerprint.

25. The method according to claim 23 wherein the biometric parameter is an iris scan.

26. The method according to claim 14 further comprising automatically calculating individual payments to multiple vendors based on the embedded content.

27. The method according to claim 14 further comprising providing the authorization in response to a local verification of sufficient funds within the transaction device.

28. The method according to claim 14 further comprising providing the authorization in response to a confirmed payment by the transaction device.

29. A method comprising:

a. receiving embedded content within a transaction device;

b. requesting a payment prior to using the embedded content on the transaction device;

c. providing the payment from the transaction device in response to requesting the payment; and

d. utilizing the embedded content through the transaction device in response to providing the payment.

30. The method according to claim 29 further comprising encrypting the embedded content upon receiving the embedded content within the transaction device.

31. The method according to claim 29 wherein utilizing the embedded content further comprising decrypting the embedded content.

32. The method according to claim 29 further comprising encrypting the embedded content prior to the step of providing the payment.

33. The method according to claim 29 wherein providing the payment from the transaction device to a vendor is based on the embedded content.

34. The method according to claim 29 wherein providing the payment from the transaction device to a vendor is based on the embedded content and is routed through a transaction privacy clearing house.

35. The method according to claim 29 further comprising transmitting the embedded content from the transaction device to a remote device.

36. The method according to claim 29 further comprising authenticating usage of the transaction device via a pin code.

37. The method according to claim 29 further comprising authenticating usage of the transaction device via a biometric parameter.

38. The method according to claim 37 wherein the biometric parameter is a fingerprint.

39. The method according to claim 37 wherein the biometric parameter is an iris scan.

40. The method according to claim 29 further comprising automatically calculating individual payments to multiple vendors based on the embedded content.

41. A method comprising:

a. transmitting embedded content from a first transaction device to a second transaction device; and

b. automatically requesting a payment from the second transaction device to a source of the embedded data in response to the embedded data.

42. The method according to claim 41 further comprising transmitting the payment from the second transaction device to the source through a secure financial transaction.

43. The method according to claim 42 wherein the secure financial transaction is routed through a transaction privacy clearing house.

44. The method according to claim 41 further comprising utilizing the embedded content by the second transaction device.

45. A method comprising:

a. receiving embedded content within a transaction device;

b. receiving a payment request in response to the embedded content;

c. transmitting the payment from the transaction device to a single location;

d. receiving a first portion of the payment by a first source of the embedded content; and

e. receiving a second portion of the payment by a second source of the embedded content.

46. The method according to claim 45 wherein the single location is a transaction privacy clearing house.

47. A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method comprising:

a. receiving embedded content within a transaction device;

b. locally verifying within the transaction device an authorization to use the embedded content; and

c. utilizing the embedded content in response to the authorization.