Method and apparatus for distributing enforceable property rights
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1. A system for enforcing an enforceable property right in an item in accordance with usage rights, said system comprising:
- an item ticket specifying an item for which said item ticket can be redeemed, said item ticket having a security mechanism incorporated therein; and
a license associated with said item ticket, said license including usage rights specifying a manner of use for redeeming said item ticket and means for unlocking said security mechanism.
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Abstract
An enforceable property right and a system for controlling the manner of use of an item in accordance with usage rights. The enforceable property right includes an item ticket having a security mechanism incorporated therein and specifying an item for which the item ticket can be redeemed and a license associated with the item ticket. The license includes usage rights specifying a manner of use for redeeming the item ticket and a mechanism for unlocking said security mechanism.
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1. A system for enforcing an enforceable property right in an item in accordance with usage rights, said system comprising:
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an item ticket specifying an item for which said item ticket can be redeemed, said item ticket having a security mechanism incorporated therein; and
a license associated with said item ticket, said license including usage rights specifying a manner of use for redeeming said item ticket and means for unlocking said security mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for enforcing a property right in an item in accordance with usage rights, said system comprising:
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a license device operative to associate a license with an item ticket specifying an item for which said item ticket can be redeemed and said item ticket having a security mechanism incorporated therein, said license including usage rights specifying a manner of use for redeeming said item ticket and conditions for exercising said manner of use; and
a security component operative to enforce said license and unlock said security mechanism when said conditions are satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A method for enforcing a property right in an item in accordance with usage rights, said method comprising:
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parsing a license associated with an item ticket specifying an item for which said item ticket can be redeemed and said item ticket having a security mechanism incorporated therein, said license including usage rights specifying a manner of use for redeeming said item ticket and conditions for exercising the manner of use;
determining if said conditions are satisfied; and
unlocking said security mechanism if said conditions are satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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