Controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback
First Claim
1. A method for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback, comprising:
- receiving a wireless broadcast of an electronic work with digital rights rules from a primary player at a secondary player;
storing a sample of said electronic work with digital rights rules at said secondary player; and
responsive to detecting said secondary player outside reception range of said primary player, only allowing playback of said stored electronic work according to said digital rights rules.
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Abstract
A method, system, and program for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback are provided. A wireless broadcast of an electronic work with digital rights rules is received from a primary player at a secondary player. Synchronous play of the electronic work at the secondary player may be enabled while the secondary player is within reception range of the primary player. A sample of the streamed electronic work with digital rights rules is stored at the secondary player. Responsive to detecting that the secondary player has moved outside reception range of the primary player, the secondary player only allows playback of the stored electronic work according to the digital rights rules.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback, comprising:
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receiving a wireless broadcast of an electronic work with digital rights rules from a primary player at a secondary player;
storing a sample of said electronic work with digital rights rules at said secondary player; and
responsive to detecting said secondary player outside reception range of said primary player, only allowing playback of said stored electronic work according to said digital rights rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback, comprising:
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a secondary electronic device enabled to receive a wireless broadcast of an electronic work with digital rights rules from a primary player;
said secondary electronic device further comprising;
means for storing a sample of said electronic work with digital rights rules at said secondary player; and
means, responsive to detecting said secondary player outside reception range of said primary player, for only allowing playback of said stored electronic work according to said digital rights rules. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback, comprising:
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a recording medium;
means, recorded on said recording medium, for receiving a wireless broadcast of an electronic work with digital rights rules from a primary player at a secondary player;
means, recorded on said recording medium, for storing a sample of said electronic work with digital rights rules at said secondary player; and
means, recorded on said recording medium, for only allowing playback of said stored electronic work according to said digital rights rules, responsive to detecting said secondary player outside reception range of said primary player. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for controlling wireless broadcasts of electronic works, comprising:
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receiving an electronic work at a primary player;
responsive to a request to wirelessly broadcast said electronic work from said primary player to at least one secondary player, only allowing said broadcast if a digital rights rule is received with said electronic work allowing said broadcast, such that broadcasts of said electronic work are controlled. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for controlling context about wirelessly broadcast electronic works, comprising:
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receiving a wireless broadcast of an electronic work with context and digital rights rules from a primary player at a secondary player;
storing said context and said digital rights rules for said electronic work; and
only allowing access to said context of said electronic work according to said digital rights rules for said electronic work. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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