System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets
First Claim
1. A method for controlling the number of times that a usage right associated with a digital work can be exercised, the method comprising:
- creating a digital work;
determining a usage right for the digital work, the usage right specifying a digital ticket, the digital ticket indicating a number of times the usage right may be exercised;
requesting access to the digital work including an identification of the usage right;
determining the validity of the usage right based on a number of times the digital ticket has been used;
granting or denying access to the digital work based on the result of the determining step; and
updating the digital ticket if access to the digital work is granted.
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Abstract
A method, system and software for controlling the number of times that a usage right associated with a digital work can be exercised, including creating a digital work; determining a usage right for the digital work, the usage right specifying a digital ticket, the digital ticket indicating a number of times the usage right may be exercised; requesting access to the digital work including an identification of the usage right; determining the validity of the usage right based on a number of times the digital ticket has been used; granting or denying access to the digital work based on the result of the determining step; and updating the digital ticket if access to the digital work is granted.
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56 Claims
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1. A method for controlling the number of times that a usage right associated with a digital work can be exercised, the method comprising:
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creating a digital work;
determining a usage right for the digital work, the usage right specifying a digital ticket, the digital ticket indicating a number of times the usage right may be exercised;
requesting access to the digital work including an identification of the usage right;
determining the validity of the usage right based on a number of times the digital ticket has been used;
granting or denying access to the digital work based on the result of the determining step; and
updating the digital ticket if access to the digital work is granted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product for controlling the number of times that a usage right associated with a digital work can be exercised, including one or more computer readable instructions embedded on a computer readable medium and configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform the steps of:
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creating a digital work;
determining a usage right for the digital work, the usage right specifying a digital ticket, the digital ticket indicating a number of times the usage right may be exercised;
requesting access to the digital work including an identification of the usage right;
determining the validity of the usage right based on a number of times the digital ticket has been used;
granting or denying access to the digital work based on the result of the determining step; and
updating the digital ticket if access to the digital work is granted. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for controlling the number of times that a usage right associated with a digital work can be exercised, the system comprising:
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means for creating a digital work;
means for determining a usage right for the digital work, the usage right specifying a digital ticket, the digital ticket indicating a number of times the usage right may be exercised;
means for requesting access to the digital work including an identification of the usage right;
means for determining the validity of the usage right based on a number of times the digital ticket has been used;
means for granting or denying access to the digital work based on the result of the determining step; and
means for updating the digital ticket if access to the digital work is granted. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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