Method and apparatus for license distribution
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for license distribution are disclosed. An endpoint requests information from a server related to information required for the server to grant a license. The server provides the required information to the endpoint. The endpoint obtains the required information, and forwards the information to the server. The server, upon receiving the information, determines if a license may be granted to the endpoint, and transmits a license authorization to the endpoint, which includes the number of licenses which are granted.
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77 Claims
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13. A method for copying digital content by a digital content receiver, comprising:
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displaying digital content;
receiving from a user a request to copy the digital content;
accessing a server which is geographically dislocated from the digital content receiver;
receiving, from said server, a request for license information related to requirements for granting license to copy digital content;
determining said requested license information;
communicating said requested license information to said server;
receiving, from said server, a copy license, including a number of copies which are authorized to be made; and
generating a copy of the digital content when said number of copies is greater than zero. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for granting a license to copy digital content, comprising:
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receiving, from a digital content receiver, a request for license information fields;
communicating said license information fields to said digital content receiver over a network connection;
receiving license information from said digital content receiver over the network connection;
determining the availability of a copy license based on said license information; and
communicating a license, including a number of copies which the digital content receiver is authorized to make, to said digital content receiver over the network connection. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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58. A computer readable medium containing instructions for directing a computer to perform a method for granting a license to copy digital content to a digital content receiver which is geographically dislocated from said computer, comprising:
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receiving, from the digital content receiver, a request for license information fields;
communicating said license information fields to the digital content receiver;
receiving license information from the digital content receiver;
determining the availability of a copy license based on said license information; and
communicating a license, including a number of copies which the digital content receiver is authorized to make, to the digital content receiver. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A computer readable medium containing instructions for directing a digital content receiver to perform a method copying digital content, comprising:
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displaying digital content;
receiving from a user a request to copy the digital content;
accessing a server which is geographically dislocated from the digital content receiver;
receiving, from said server, a request for license information related to requirements for granting license to copy digital content;
determining said requested license information;
communicating said requested license information to said server;
receiving, from said server, a copy license, including a number of copies which are authorized to be made; and
generating a copy of the digital content when said number of copies is greater than zero. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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