Methods, media, and systems for entitlement clearing

• US 20070223694A1
• Filed: 03/21/2007
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Capital IQ (Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC)
• Original Assignee: Capital IQ (Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC)
• Inventors: Krzemienski, David
• Application Number:
  US11/726,329
• Publication Number:
  US 20070223694A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 380/229
• 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 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23439 for generating different versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2347 involving video stream encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26609 using retrofitting techniques, e.g. by re-encrypting the control words used for pre-encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26613 for generating or managing keys in general key distribution for secret or secure communication involving central third party, e.g. key distribution center [KDC] or trusted third party [TTP] H04L9/083; network support of key management H04L63/06; key management for network security in communication control or processing H04W12/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4405 involving video stream decryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4623 Processing of entitlement messages, e.g. ECM [Entitlement Control Message] or EMM [Entitlement Management Message] arrangements for conditional access to broadcast information or to broadcast-related services H04H60/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8355 involving usage data, e.g. number of copies or viewings allowed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/1675 Providing digital key or authorisation information for generation or regeneration of the scrambling sequence pseudo-random number generators in general G06F7/58

Abstract

In accordance with the disclosed subject matter, methods, media, and systems for entitlement clearing are provided. In some embodiments, media for entitlement clearing are provided including receiving a first entitlement request from a first vendor and a second entitlement request from a second vendor, determining the status of the first entitlement request and the status of the second entitlement request, and sending a first entitlement response to the first vendor and a second entitlement response to the second vendor.

Claims

1. A method for entitlement clearing comprising:

receiving a first entitlement request from a first vendor and a second entitlement request from a second vendor;

determining the status of the first entitlement request and the status of the second entitlement request; and

sending a first entitlement response to the first vendor and a second entitlement response to the second vendor.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending at least a portion of the first entitlement request to a first publisher, and at least a portion of the second entitlement request to a second publisher;

receiving a first publisher response to the at least a portion of the first entitlement request, and a second publisher response to the at least a portion of the second entitlement request; and

using the first publisher response to determine the status of the first entitlement request, and the second publisher response to determine the status of the second entitlement request.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising using an entitlement repository to determine the status of the first entitlement request and to determine the status of the second entitlement request.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the status includes pending, approved, and rejected.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first entitlement request and the second entitlement request are each to determine whether one or more users may have access to content.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the content are financial analysis reports.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first entitlement request and the second entitlement request are in the form of XML documents.

8. A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for entitlement clearing, the method comprising:

receiving a first entitlement request from a first vendor and a second entitlement request from a second vendor;

determining the status of the first entitlement request and the status of the second entitlement request; and

sending a first entitlement response to the first vendor and a second entitlement response to the second vendor.

9. The medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

sending at least a portion of the first entitlement request to a first publisher, and at least a portion of the second entitlement request to a second publisher;

receiving a first publisher response to the at least a portion of the first entitlement request, and a second publisher response to the at least a portion of the second entitlement request; and

using the first publisher response to determine the status of the first entitlement request, and the second publisher response to determine the status of the second entitlement request.

10. The medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises using an entitlement repository to determine the status of the first entitlement request and to determine the status of the second entitlement request.

11. The medium of claim 8, wherein the status includes pending, approved, and rejected.

12. The medium of claim 8, wherein the first entitlement request and the second entitlement request are each to determine whether one or more users may have access to content.

13. The medium of claim 12, wherein the content are financial analysis reports.

14. The medium of claim 8, wherein the first entitlement request and the second entitlement request are in the form of XML documents.

15. A system for entitlement clearing comprising:

a first interface that receives a first entitlement request from a first vendor and a second entitlement request from a second vendor;

a processor that determines the status of the first entitlement request and the status of the second entitlement request; and

a second interface that sends a first entitlement response to the first vendor and a second entitlement response to the second vendor.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

a third interface that sends at least a portion of the first entitlement request to a first publisher, and at least a portion of the second entitlement request to a second publisher; and

a fourth interface that receives a first publisher response to the at least a portion of the first entitlement request, and a second publisher response to the at least a portion of the second entitlement request,

wherein the processor also uses the first publisher response to determine the status of the first entitlement request, and the second publisher response to determine the status of the second entitlement request.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor also uses an entitlement repository to determine the status of the first entitlement request and to determine the status of the second entitlement request.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the status includes pending, approved, and rejected.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the first entitlement request and the second entitlement request are each to determine whether one or more users may have access to content.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the content are financial analysis reports.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the first entitlement request and the second entitlement request are in the form of XML documents.