AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF LICENSED DIGITAL ASSETS

• US 20060265337A1
• Filed: 07/28/2006
• Published: 11/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1996
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GraphOn Corporation
• Original Assignee: GraphOn Corporation
• Inventors: Wesinger, Ralph E. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US11/460,944
• Publication Number:
  US 20060265337A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/65
• 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: G06Q 20/1235 with control of digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/367 involving electronic purses or money safes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0281 Proxies

Abstract

A method of distributing licensed digital assets across a public computer network is disclosed. The method comprises generating a digital asset identifier, the digital asset identifier identifying a digital asset and a source for the digital asset; inserting the digital asset identifier in the digital asset; and communicating the digital asset and the digital asset identifier to a user across the public computer network.

Claims

1. A method for forming a digital asset identifier for a digital asset comprising:

receiving a request from a user to download a digital asset from a server over an IP-compliant network;

collecting information through a user interface regarding the user and the digital asset desired to be downloaded;

automatically collecting information regarding the user'"'"'s machine;

forming a digital asset identifier including the collected user and machine information;

associating the digital asset identifier with the digital asset; and

storing said digital asset identifier in a database associated with the server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said digital asset identifier is inserted into the digital asset.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said digital asset identifier is attached to the digital asset.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising the acts of segmenting a digital video asset into frames, and replacing the edge tag of each video frame with an edge tag including said digital asset identifier.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the act of presenting the user a new user template for allowing a user to select a desired digital asset.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the act of executing a script to guide the user through the license process and checkout process responsive to the selection of a digital asset by the user.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the act of processing payment for the digital asset.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the act of including financial information collected during the payment process in said digital asset identifier.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing said digital asset identifier and associated user information in a database.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the act of verifying the user'"'"'s identity by obtaining the user'"'"'s reverse DNS.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising the act of verifying the user'"'"'s identity by using the user'"'"'s email address.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising the act of determining whether the user has the technical resources necessary to play the requested digital asset.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising the act of providing to the user technical resources necessary to play the requested digital asset responsive to a determination that the user does not have the technical resources necessary to play the requested digital asset.