System and methods providing secure delivery of licenses and content

• US 20060116964A1
• Filed: 01/20/2006
• Published: 06/01/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rovi Solutions Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rovi Solutions Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Collier, David Charles, Fenney, Robert J., Capitant, Patrice J., Nuttall, Francois-Xavier
• Application Number:
  US11/336,597
• Publication Number:
  US 20060116964A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/51
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2101 Auditing as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2135 Metering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0421 Anonymous communication, i.e. the party's identifiers are hidden from the other party or parties, e.g. using an anonymizer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/20 Information technology specific aspects, e.g. CAD, simulation, modelling, system security
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A computer network having a requesting node and a providing node permits data transfer therebetween when permitted by an authorizing node. Reports generated in response to authorizations and reports generated in response to data transfers are reconciled at a reconciliation node to improve the accuracy of payments collected and paid for use of the data. Such payments include copyright royalties for audio, video, and other works recorded in digital format.

Claims

1. A system for delivering a permit, the method comprising:

means for receiving a request for the permit, the permit for requesting access to a data product, receiving being performed by a receiving system linked by a network link to a delivering system, receiving being performed independently of the delivering system; and

means for delivering per the request, delivering being performed by the delivering system in response to, and otherwise independently of, the receiving system and without identifying the delivering system.

2. A method for selling a permit to a user comprising:

conducting a financial transaction by operating of at least one process hosted on a first computer system; and

issuing the permit by operation of at least one process hosted on a second computer system;

wherein

the first system communicates with the user via a first network link and communicates with the second system via a second network link; and

the second system issues the permit to the user in response to and otherwise independently of the first system and without disclosing an identity of the second system.

3. A method for reducing risk of unauthorized access by a user to stored data, the user issuing a request, the method comprising:

conducting a validation of the request by operation of at least one process hosted on a first computer system; and

delivering the data by operation of at least one process hosted on a second computer system;

wherein

the first system communicates with the user via a first network link and communicates with the second system via a second network link; and

the second system delivers the data to the user in response to and otherwise independently of the first system and without disclosing an identity of the second system.

4. A method for reducing risk of unauthorized access by a user to stored data, the user issuing a request, the method comprising:

conducting a financial transaction by operation of at least one process hosted on a first computer system;

issuing the permit by operation of at least one process hosted on a second computer system;

wherein;

the first system communicates with the user via a first network link and communicates with the second system via a second network link; and

the second system issues the permit to the user in response to and otherwise independently of the first system and without disclosing an identity of the second system;

conducting a validation of the request by operation of at least one process hosted on the first computer system; and

delivering the data in accordance with the permit by operation of at least one process hosted on the second computer system;

wherein;

the first system communicates with the user via a first network link and communicates with the second system via a second network link; and

the second system delivers the data to the user in response to and otherwise independently of the first system and without disclosing an identity of the second system.

5. A system for selling a permit to a user comprising:

a first computer subsystem that hosts at least one process enabling the system to conduct a financial transaction; and

a second computer subsystem that hosts at least one process enabling the system to issue the permit;

wherein

the first subsystem communicates with the user via a first network link and communicates with the second subsystem via a second network link; and

the second subsystem issues the permit to the user without disclosing an identity of the second subsystem and in a manner that is independent of the first subsystem.

6. A system for reducing risk of unauthorized access by a user to stored data, the user issuing a request, the system comprising:

a first computer subsystem that hosts at least one process enabling the system to conduct a validation of the request; and

a second computer subsystem that hosts at least one process enabling the system to deliver the data;

wherein

the first subsystem communicates with the user via a first network link and communicates with the second subsystem via a second network link; and

the second subsystem delivers the data to the user in response to and otherwise independently of the first system and without disclosing an identity of the second system.

7. A method for reducing risk of unauthorized access by a user to data stored on a first computer system, the user issuing a request, the method comprising:

conducting a financial transaction by operation of at least one process hosted on a first computer system;

issuing the permit by operation of at least one process hosted on a second computer system;

wherein;

the first system communicates with the user via a first network link and communicates with the second system via a second network link; and

the second system issues the permit to the user without disclosing an identity of the second system and in a manner that is independent of the first system;

conducting a validation of the request by operation of at least one process hosted on the first computer system; and

delivering the data by operation of at least one process hosted on the second computer system;

wherein;

the first system communicates with the user via a first network link and communicates with the second system via a second network link; and

the second system delivers the data to the user without disclosing an identity of the second system and in a manner that is independent of the first system.