Digital work structure
First Claim
1. A digital work organized into an acyclic structure for use within a system for enforcing usage rights associated with content, said digital work comprising:
- a contents file including information related to content that can be interpreted by an interpreter; and
a description tree file including descriptor blocks organized in a hierarchical manner, at least some of said descriptor blocks containing usage rights associated with the content, said usage rights specifying a manner of use for the content.
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Abstract
A digital work for use within a rights management system for controlling use of the digital work in accordance with usage rights. The work is organized into an acyclic structure and includes a contents file including information related to content that can be interpreted by an interpreter, and a description tree file including descriptor blocks organized in a hierarchical manner. At least some of the descriptor blocks contain usage rights associated with the content. The usage rights specify a manner of use for the content.
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45 Claims
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1. A digital work organized into an acyclic structure for use within a system for enforcing usage rights associated with content, said digital work comprising:
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a contents file including information related to content that can be interpreted by an interpreter; and
a description tree file including descriptor blocks organized in a hierarchical manner, at least some of said descriptor blocks containing usage rights associated with the content, said usage rights specifying a manner of use for the content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A data structure for specifying usage rights that can be associated with content for use within a system for enforcing use of the content in accordance with the usage rights, said data structure comprising:
a description tree file including descriptor blocks organized in a hierarchical manner, at least some of said descriptor blocks containing usage rights associated with the content, said usage rights specifying a manner of use for the content, at least one of said descriptor block comprises a unique identifier of content and a rights portion comprising a rights code field containing a code indicative of a manner of use of the digital content and a status information field containing information relating to a state of the manner of use. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A data structure for specifying usage rights that can be associated with content for use within a system for enforcing use of the content in accordance with the usage rights, said data structure including a usage rights portion, said usage rights portion comprising:
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a transactional component including a specification of said manner of use for the associated digital content;
and a specifications component specifying conditions that must be satisfied to exercise the manner of use or transaction related parameters. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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Specification