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Method and apparatus for validating security components through a request for content

  • US 20030196091A1
  • Filed: 04/30/2003
  • Published: 10/16/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system of controlling use of content in accordance with usage rights associated with the content, said system comprising:

  • means for analyzing a request for content by looking for a signature from a user device making the request to determine if the user device has security components for enforcing the usage rights;

    means for determining if the request does not have the signature, sending a software agent to the user device to determine if the user device is secure and resending the request with the signature if the user device is secure; and

    means for rendering the content with a rendering engine of the user device in accordance with the usage rights in response to the resent request.

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