Digital rights management system for clients with low level security
First Claim
1. A computer software product for managing digital rights in a communication network, the computer software product comprising:
- one or more programming instructions for defining generic rules for accessing content;
one or more programming instructions for identifying selections made by a client to access the content;
one or more programming instructions for providing client entitlement data; and
one or more programming instructions for comparing the client entitlement data to the generic rules and the selections to determine whether the client is authorized to access the content.
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Abstract
A system for determining whether a client is authorized to access content in a communication network. The system includes a computer software product containing programming instructions for defining generic rules for accessing the content, and for identifying client selections related to the content. The computer software product further includes programming instructions for providing client entitlement data. The client entitlement data is compared to the generic rules and the client selections to determine whether the client is authorized to access the content. The computer software product further includes programming instructions for comparing the client entitlement data with the generic rules and the client selections to determine whether the client is authorized to access the content.
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31 Claims
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1. A computer software product for managing digital rights in a communication network, the computer software product comprising:
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one or more programming instructions for defining generic rules for accessing content;
one or more programming instructions for identifying selections made by a client to access the content;
one or more programming instructions for providing client entitlement data; and
one or more programming instructions for comparing the client entitlement data to the generic rules and the selections to determine whether the client is authorized to access 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, 31)
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30. A computer software product comprising:
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a first object comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion includes purchase options for purchasing content and further including blackout restrictions, the second portion includes client selections that include one or more of the purchase options;
a second object comprising the client'"'"'s geographical location, and further comprising the client'"'"'s ability to pay for the content; and
the client'"'"'s location being compared to geographical locations from which the content is accessible, and the client'"'"'s ability to pay for content being compared to the purchase options in order to determine whether the client is authorized to access the content.
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