MULTIPLE PARTY CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH RIGHTS MANAGEMENT FEATURES
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1. A method of distributing content requested by a first party, the method comprising:
- generating a first mutating identifier associated with the content;
repeatedly mutating a previously generated mutating identifier at at least one subsequent party, starting with the first mutating identifier;
terminating mutating a previously generated mutating identifier when the previously generated mutating identifier is authenticated;
encrypting the content based on the previously authenticated mutating identifier;
distributing the encrypted content to the first party; and
distributing a decryption key to the first party.
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Abstract
A multiple party system for distributing content. In one embodiment, four parties are involved in the system: a consumer, a service provider, an authenticator, and a content provider. The distribution of content from the content provider to the consumer is carried out using a predefined protocol, mutating IDs, and licenses. The authenticator controls the distribution of mutating IDs and verifies the identity of one or more participating parties.
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1. A method of distributing content requested by a first party, the method comprising:
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generating a first mutating identifier associated with the content;
repeatedly mutating a previously generated mutating identifier at at least one subsequent party, starting with the first mutating identifier;
terminating mutating a previously generated mutating identifier when the previously generated mutating identifier is authenticated;
encrypting the content based on the previously authenticated mutating identifier;
distributing the encrypted content to the first party; and
distributing a decryption key to the first party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A content distribution system comprising:
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an authenticator;
a content provider, the content provider having content and a content identifier, and generating a first mutating identifier associated with the content identifier;
a consumer device, the consumer device operable to generate a request for the content; and
a service provider, the service provider operable to receive the request from the consumer device, receive the first mutating identifier from the content provider, generate a second mutating identifier associated with the first mutating identifier, distribute the second mutating identifier to the consumer device, the consumer device generating a third mutating identifier associated with the second mutating identifier, and distributing the third mutating identifier to the authenticator, the authenticator obtaining a validation of the request, the authenticator thereafter informing the service provider of the validation of the request, the content provider thereafter encrypting the content and sending the encrypted content to the consumer while the authenticator sends a decryption code to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of content distribution, the method comprising:
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making a request by a consumer for content;
generating a first mutating identifier associated with the content at a content provider;
distributing the first mutating identifier from the content provider to a service provider;
generating a second mutating identifier with the first mutating identifier at the service provider;
distributing the second mutating identifier from a service provider to the consumer;
generating a third mutating identifier with the second mutating identifier at the consumer;
distributing the third mutating identifier from a service provider to an authenticator;
determining the request from the third mutating identifier;
generating encrypted content based on the request at the content provider;
distributing the encrypted content to the consumer; and
distributing a key from the authenticator to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of content distribution, the method comprising:
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encrypting a plurality of identifiers, each identifier identifying a party;
encapsulating the encrypted identifier at each party; and
authenticating one of the parties with the encapsulated identifier. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. The method of 28, further comprising generating a new identifier for each party.
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35. The method of 28, further comprising requesting content from a party.
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