APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING A CONNECTIVITY PLATFORM FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A 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 at least one identifier being detectable by a resident authorized representative to request authentication of the software and selective exchange of information with a remote authorized representative.
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Abstract
A device for reducing unauthorized use of protected content and selectively exchanging information includes designating software for protection and information exchange via a corresponding identifier associated with the software. An authorized representative entity resident on a user computer, network, or device, remotely located relative to the user, or both, detects the identifier. 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(s) associated with the content. A remote authorized representative establishes a user/publisher connectivity platform to facilitate exchange of information between the user system and the remote authorized representative requested by a software identifier.
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94 Claims
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1. A 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 at least one identifier being detectable by a resident authorized representative to request authentication of the software and selective exchange of information with a remote authorized representative. - 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)
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26. A computer readable storage medium having data stored therein representing software readable by a computer, the software including instructions for securing software to reduce unauthorized use of the software and selectively exchanging information, 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 a resident authorized representative to request authentication of the software and at least one identifier being detectable by a resident authorized representative to request selective exchange of information with a remote authorized representative. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer readable storage medium having software including instructions for reducing unauthorized use and selectively exchanging information via at least one authorized representative entity installed on or in a user device and at least one remote authorized representative, 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 and trigger selective exchange of information;
instructions for detecting the at least one identifier using the authorized representative resident 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;
instructions for controlling access to the software based on whether the user device is determined to be authorized; and
instructions for selectively exchanging information with the at least one remote authorized representative. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. A computer readable storage medium having data stored therein representing software readable by a computer, the software including instructions reducing unauthorized use and selectively exchanging information, 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;
an identifier associated with the software indicating that selectively exchanging information is requested;
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 (85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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