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Network rights management

  • US 20040139206A1
  • Filed: 08/27/2003
  • Published: 07/15/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer network comprising:

  • a multiport network device to receive data packets to be transmitted using the computer network, the network device storing one or more authorized network descriptors; and

    a computer executing a software application, the software application generating data packets to be transmitted to the computer network through the network device, the software application registering a network rights descriptor with the network device, the software application inserting the network rights descriptor in each generated data packet;

    wherein the network device is configured to discard the data packet if the network rights descriptor in the data packet does not match an authorized network rights descriptor, and to process the data packet if the network rights descriptor in the data packet matches an authorized network rights descriptor.

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