Content transfer control for wireless devices

• US 20060282394A1
• Filed: 08/12/2005
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Duggal, Nakul, Agre, Daniel H., Jothipragasam, Premkumar, Koenig, Michael James
• Granted Patent: US 8,145,571 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/59
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1086 Superdistribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for commerce, e.g. marketing, shopping, billing, auctions or e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources

Abstract

A content transfer control system for a wireless device and a method of controlling content transfer from a wireless device are described. The system includes a content transfer control component arranged to (a) detect licensed content and (b) transfer a content source indicating a source of the licensed content responsive to detection of licensed content. The method includes transmitting content from the wireless device if the content is not determined to be licensed content and transmitting a content source from the wireless device if the content is determined to be licensed content.

Claims

1. A content transfer control system for a wireless device, comprising:

a content transfer control component arranged to;

(a) detect a request for transfer of licensed content; and

(b) transfer a content source indicating a source of the licensed content responsive to detection of licensed content.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the content transfer control component is further arranged to transfer content responsive to non-detection of licensed content.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the content transfer control component is arranged to detect licensed content based on a header associated with the licensed content.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the header associated with the licensed content comprises a license identifier.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the header associated with the licensed content comprises a content source.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the header associated with the licensed content comprises a content identifier.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the content transfer control component is further arranged to generate a header associated with the licensed content specifying a license identifier and a content source.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the content transfer control component is further arranged to generate a header associated with the licensed content specifying a content source.

9. A method of controlling content transfer from a wireless device, comprising:

transmitting content from the wireless device if the content is not determined to be licensed content and transmitting a content source from the wireless device if the content is determined to be licensed content.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

generating a header associated with the content, wherein the header specifies whether the content is licensed.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the header includes a license identifier.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the header includes a content source.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the header includes a content identifier.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the generating a header comprises determining the origination of the content in order to determine whether the content is licensed.

15. A wireless-device processor configured to implement the method of controlling content transfer from a wireless device as claimed in claim 9.

16. A computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to implement the method of controlling content transfer from a wireless device as claimed in claim 9.

17. A wireless-device content transfer control component, comprising:

content transfer control means for detecting licensed content and transferring a content source indicating a source of the licensed content responsive to detection of licensed content.

18. The component as claimed in claim 17, comprising:

license generation means for generating a license for content based on the origination of the content.

19. The component as claimed in claim 18, wherein the generated license is operatively coupled with the content.

20. The component as claimed in claim 19, wherein a header associated with the content comprises the generated license.