COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ENHANCING LICENSE COMPLIANCE OF SOFTWARE/DIGITAL CONTENT INCLUDING SELF-ACTIVATING/SELF-AUTHENTICATING SOFTWARE/DIGITAL CONTENT
First Claim
1. A computer readable storage medium having data stored therein representing software readable by a computer, the software including instructions for securing digital information to reduce unauthorized use of the digital information, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
- software including data representing digital content; and
at least one identifier associated with the software prior to distribution of the software, the identifier being detectable by an authorized representative to request authentication of the software.
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Abstract
A computer readable storage medium includes data for reducing unauthorized use of software designated for protection via a corresponding identifier associated with the software. The identifier is detected by an authorized representative entity that may be resident on a user computer, network, or device; remotely located relative to the user; or both. The resident authorized representative entity may be contained on the computer readable storage medium or downloaded to provide a self activating and self authenticating turnkey solution. During the first use or transfer of the content designated for protection, the authorized representative generates a password or authentication code based on user system information and links the code to the content. Subsequent use or access to the content requires that the current system information at least partially match the system information of the authorized system encoded in the authorization code or codes associated with the content.
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88 Claims
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1. A computer readable storage medium having data stored therein representing software readable by a computer, the software including instructions for securing digital information to reduce unauthorized use of the digital information, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
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software including data representing digital content; and
at least one identifier associated with the software prior to distribution of the software, the identifier being detectable by an authorized representative to request authentication of the software. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable storage medium having data stored therein representing software readable by a computer, the computer readable storage medium including instructions for reducing unauthorized use of the software, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
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software including data representing digital content; and
a plurality of identifiers associated with the software prior to distribution of the software, at least one identifier being detectable by an authorized representative to request authentication of the software. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A computer readable storage medium having data stored therein representing software readable by a computer, the computer readable storage medium including information for securing the software using at least one authorized representative entity installed on or in a user device, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
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at least one identifier associated with the software to designate the software for protection from unauthorized use;
instructions for detecting the at least one identifier using the authorized representative installed on or in the user device;
instructions for determining whether the user device is authorized to access the software using the authorized representative entity installed on or in the user device; and
instructions for controlling access to the software based on whether the user device is determined to be authorized. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A computer readable storage medium having data stored therein representing software readable by a computer, the computer readable storage medium including data to reduce unauthorized use of the software, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
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software including data representing digital content;
an identifier associated with the software indicating that protection from unauthorized use is desired;
instructions for communicating with an authorized representative entity to determine whether a user device attempting to access the software is authorized to access the software; and
instructions for controlling access to the software based on whether the user device is authorized. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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