METHOD AND SYSTEM TO DIGITALLY SIGN AND DELIVER CONTENT IN A GEOGRAPHICALLY CONTROLLED MANNER VIA A NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method to distribute content via a network in a geographically controlled manner, the method including:
- receiving a request from a content requestor for delivery of content to the content requestor via the network;
performing a content requestor authorization process, the content requestor authorization process including determining a geographic location associated with the content requester, determining geographic access criteria associated with the content, and determining whether the geographic location complies with the geographic access criteria; and
releasing the content for delivery to the content requestor if the content location complies with the geographic access criteria.
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Abstract
A method and system to digitally sign a content license associated with content, and to distribute content via a network in a geographically controlled manner, commences when a content requester requests delivery of the encrypted content. A content delivery system performs a content to determine a geographic location associated with the content requester. The content requestor authorization process may also determine geographic access criteria associated with the content, and whether the geographic location complies with the geographic access criteria. The content delivery system will release the content for delivery to the content requestor if the content location complies with the geographic access criteria.
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24 Claims
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1. A method to distribute content via a network in a geographically controlled manner, the method including:
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receiving a request from a content requestor for delivery of content to the content requestor via the network;
performing a content requestor authorization process, the content requestor authorization process including determining a geographic location associated with the content requester, determining geographic access criteria associated with the content, and determining whether the geographic location complies with the geographic access criteria; and
releasing the content for delivery to the content requestor if the content location complies with the geographic access criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system to distribute content via a network in a geographically controlled manner, the system including:
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a content requestor; and
a content distributor coupled to the content requestor via the network, to receive a request from a content requestor for delivery of content to the content requester via the network, to perform a content requestor authorization process, the content requestor authorization process including determining a geographic location associated with the content requester, determining geographic access criteria associated with the content, and determining whether the geographic location complies with the geographic access criteria, and to release the content for delivery to the content requestor if the content location complies with the geographic access criteria. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system to distribute content via a network in a geographically controlled manner, the system including:
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content requestor means; and
content distributor means coupled to the content requestor means via the network, to receive a request from content requestor means for delivery of content to the content requestor means via the network, to perform a content requester authorization process, the content requestor authorization process including determining a geographic location associated with the content requestor means, determining geographic access criteria associated with the content, and determining whether the geographic location complies with the geographic access criteria, and to release the content for delivery to the content requester means if the content location complies with the geographic access criteria.
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24. A machine-readable medium storing a sequence of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method to distribute content via a network in a geographically controlled manner, the method including:
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receiving a request from a content requestor for delivery of content to the content requestor via the network;
performing a content requestor authorization process, the content requester authorization process including determining a geographic location associated with the content requester, determining geographic access criteria associated with the content, and determining whether the geographic location complies with the geographic access criteria; and
releasing the content for delivery to the content requestor if the content location complies with the geographic access criteria.
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