Protected content distribution system
First Claim
1. A rights management system for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith by enforcement of the usage rights with repositories, the system comprising:
- a client device adapted to request an item and receive the item and a usage right associated with the item and specifying a permitted manner of use of the item; and
a server device adapted to send the item and the associated usage right to the client device in response to the request;
wherein the client device includes means for establishing a communication between the client device and a third party entity associated with the rights management system based on a received item and associated usage right.
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Abstract
A rights management system, method and device for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith by enforcement of the usage rights with repositories, including a client device adapted to request an item and receive the item and a usage right associated with the item and specifying a permitted manner of use of the item; and a server device adapted to send the item and the associated usage right to the client device in response to the request. The client device includes means for establishing a communication between the client device and a third party entity associated with the rights management system based on a received item and associated usage right.
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63 Claims
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1. A rights management system for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith by enforcement of the usage rights with repositories, the system comprising:
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a client device adapted to request an item and receive the item and a usage right associated with the item and specifying a permitted manner of use of the item; and
a server device adapted to send the item and the associated usage right to the client device in response to the request;
wherein the client device includes means for establishing a communication between the client device and a third party entity associated with the rights management system based on a received item and associated usage right. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of rights management for use in a system for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith by enforcement of the usage rights with repositories, the method comprising:
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requesting via a client device an item;
receiving the item and a usage right associated with the item and specifying a permitted manner of use of the item;
sending via a server device the item and the associated usage right to the client device in response to the request; and
establishing via means within the client device a communication between the client device and a third party entity associated with the rights management system based on a received item and associated usage right. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A device for use in a rights management system for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith by enforcement of the usage rights with repositories, the device comprising:
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means for requesting an item and receiving the item and a usage right associated with the item and specifying a permitted manner of use of the item, wherein a server device is adapted to send the item and the associated usage right in response to the request; and
means for establishing a communication with a third party entity associated with the rights management system based on a received item and associated usage right. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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