System and method for securing digital content
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented system for accessing digital content, the system comprising a media device wherein said media device further comprises:
- a digital rights management system;
wherein said media device and digital rights management system may be utilized by a consumer to perform one or more of the following functions;
a. download a digital content package;
create a license rights package to be associated with said digital content package;
purchase said license rights package wherein said license rights package includes an account number for said consumer;
download said license rights package to said media device;
debit said license rights package when said consumer accesses said digital content package in accordance with a set of rights included in said license rights package;
when said license rights package is exhausted, renew said license rights package by charging said account number contained in said license rights package;
b. modify said license rights package and apply a difference to said account number contained in said license rights package. c. download said license rights package to said media device;
transfer said digital content package and said license rights package to a second consumer;
debit said license rights package when said second consumer accesses said digital content package in accordance with a set of rights included in said license rights package;
modify said license rights package and apply a difference to said account number contained in said license rights package.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for a digital rights management system which enforces license rights by incorporating a decryption key in a license rights package that further includes an account number associated with a primary consumer. The digital rights management system also includes a mechanism for renewing/updating the license by charging the account number associated with a primary consumer. This way, the consumer may transfer the license rights package along with the digital content to any personal devices he likes but he is discouraged from freely disseminating the license package as uses by other consumers will be debited against his package or, if renewed/extended, charged against his account.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented system for accessing digital content, the system comprising a media device wherein said media device further comprises:
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a digital rights management system;
wherein said media device and digital rights management system may be utilized by a consumer to perform one or more of the following functions;
a. download a digital content package;
create a license rights package to be associated with said digital content package;
purchase said license rights package wherein said license rights package includes an account number for said consumer;
download said license rights package to said media device;
debit said license rights package when said consumer accesses said digital content package in accordance with a set of rights included in said license rights package;
when said license rights package is exhausted, renew said license rights package by charging said account number contained in said license rights package;
b. modify said license rights package and apply a difference to said account number contained in said license rights package. c. download said license rights package to said media device;
transfer said digital content package and said license rights package to a second consumer;
debit said license rights package when said second consumer accesses said digital content package in accordance with a set of rights included in said license rights package;
modify said license rights package and apply a difference to said account number contained in said license rights package. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented system for accessing digital content, the system comprising
a media device further comprising a digital rights management system and a rating engine; -
a content server; and
a license server wherein said content server is configured to store and index digital content;
said license server is configured to store a plurality of data and algorithms to be associated with a particular set of digital content (digital content package) said media device is configured to access said content server to search said content server for a particular digital content package;
download said digital content package to said media device wherein said digital content package is further configured with an identifier; and
said media device is configured to access said license server;
access a set of data and algorithms associated with said selected digital content package via said identifier;
create a license rights package for said downloaded digital rights;
charge said license rights package to an account associated with a consumer procuring said license rights package;
incorporate said account number in said license package for future charges;
download said license rights package to said media device; and
said digital rights management system confirms a license rights package exists when said consumer attempts to access said digital content package on said media device;
if a desired access is included on said license rights package;
said digital rights management system debits said license package for said desired access and permits said access. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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