Digital work structure
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Abstract
A digital work and data structure for use within a system for enforcing usage rights associated with digital content, including a description tree file including descriptor blocks organized in a hierarchical manner. The descriptor blocks include usage rights associated with the digital content, and specifying a manner of use of the digital content, a content identifier including a unique identifier of the digital content, and a usage rights portion including the usage rights. The digital content includes plural content portions, and the usage rights portion includes a rights code field including a code indicative of the manner of use of the digital content and a status information field including information relating to a state of the manner of use.
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46. A digital work organized into an acyclic structure for use within a system for enforcing usage rights associated with digital content, the digital work comprising:
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a contents file including information related to digital content that is interpreted by an interpreter; and
a description tree file including descriptor blocks organized in a hierarchical manner, at least some of the descriptor blocks including usage rights associated with the digital content, the usage rights specifying a manner of use of the digital content, wherein at least one of the descriptor blocks comprises a content identifier and a usage rights portion, the content identifier including a unique identifier of the digital content and the usage rights portion including the usage rights, the contents file comprises plural content portions, and the usage rights portion comprises a rights code field including a code indicative of the manner of use of the digital content and a status information field including information relating to a state of the manner of use. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A data structure for specifying usage rights that are associated with digital content for use within a system for enforcing use of the digital content in accordance with the usage rights, the data structure comprising:
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a description tree file including descriptor blocks organized in a hierarchical manner, at least some of the descriptor blocks including usage rights associated with the digital content, the usage rights specifying a manner of use of the digital content, at least one of the descriptor blocks comprises a unique identifier of the digital content and a usage rights portion including the usage rights, wherein the digital content comprises plural content portions, and the usage rights portion comprises a rights code field including a code indicative of the manner of use of the digital content and a status information field including information relating to a state of the manner of use. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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