Monitoring of digital content provided from a content provider over a network
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Abstract
The invention refers to monitoring usage of digital content provided from a content provider (30) over a network (40) to a client system (10). In the client system (10), a logging agent (150) generates and stores information concerning usage of the digital content individually for each usage to be monitored. The generated information is entered in a usage log (170; 175), either stored in the client system (10) or at a trusted party. The logged usage information is also authenticated allowing identification of the client using the associated digital content. The entries (172) of the log (170; 175) may include a representation (172-1) of the content, information about usage quality (172-2) and/or usage time (172-N). The logging agent (150) is preferably implemented in a portable tamper-resistant module (400), e.g. a network subscriber identity module. The module (400) may be pre-manufactured with the logging agent (150), or the agent (150) can be downloaded thereto.
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46. A method of monitoring client-usage of digital content provided by a content provider to a client system over a network, said method including the steps of:
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receiving a particular digital content from said content provider by said client system;
monitoring the rendering of said digital content by said client system;
logging usage information concerning the actual rendering of said digital content individually; and
performing a security operation to store said logged usage information, wherein said logged usage information includes identification data individually correlating said rendered digital content with a particular user account. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. Client system capable of using digital content provided by a content provider over a network, said content-using client system comprising:
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receiving agent for receiving certain digital content from said content provider;
rendering device for rendering said received digital content;
logging agent for monitoring usage information concerning the actual rendering of said digital content by said rendering agent; and
means for performing a security operation to store said usage information, wherein said usage information includes identification data individually correlating said rendered digital content with a particular user account. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A digital rights management system for assisting in the management of digital content provided to a client system over a network, said management system comprising:
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means for receiving usage information over said network from said client system, said usage information concerning the rendering of a particular digital content by said client system; and
means for storing said usage information in a log, said information being subjected to at least part of an authentication procedure to enable identification of a particular account with said received usage information for said particular digital content. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66)
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