Time Bound Entitlement for Digital Content Distribution Framework
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1. A computer readable media containing instructions for a processor to implement a plurality of steps comprising:
- accessing a time constraint for an entitlement;
determining whether the time constraint has been satisfied; and
responsive to the determination that the time constraint has been satisfied, modifying the entitlement;
wherein the duration of the entitlement is less than the duration of the license for the digital content.
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Abstract
A computer readable media containing instructions for a processor to implement a plurality of steps comprising: accessing a time constraint for an entitlement, determining whether the time constraint has been satisfied, and responsive to the determination that the time constraint has been satisfied, modifying the entitlement, wherein the duration of the entitlement is less than the duration of the license for the digital content.
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1. A computer readable media containing instructions for a processor to implement a plurality of steps comprising:
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accessing a time constraint for an entitlement; determining whether the time constraint has been satisfied; and responsive to the determination that the time constraint has been satisfied, modifying the entitlement; wherein the duration of the entitlement is less than the duration of the license for the digital content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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accepting a time constraint for an entitlement; allocating the entitlement to an entity; allowing the entity to consume the entitlement; determining whether the time constraint has been satisfied; and responsive to the determination that the time constraint has been satisfied, revoking the entitlement from the entity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
a processor configured to implement a plurality of steps comprising; accepting a time constraint for an entitlement; determining whether the time constraint has been satisfied; and responsive to the determination that the time constraint has been satisfied, modifying the entitlement. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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