Federated Entertainment Access Service
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1. A method implemented at least in part by a computing device comprising:
- receiving a request to access digital entertainment content associated with one of multiple third-party content providers, the request comprising information sufficient to determine an identity of the user making the request and a device intended for rendering said requested digital entertainment content; and
permitting the user to access the digital entertainment content if the access is permitted by usage rights associated with the user and for the requested digital entertainment content, and if the intended device is capable of rendering the requested digital entertainment content according to a previously established resolution format selected by said one of the multiple third-party content providers for the requested digital entertainment content or according to previously established user interface rules.
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Abstract
This document describes tools capable of managing digital content from multiple content providers based on a user'"'"'s identity. By so doing, the tools may free people from the limitations of their storage media and devices. The tools may perform these and other actions through an indirect relationship with users, such as when third-party content providers use the tools but provide their own direct interface with users.
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20 Claims
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1. A method implemented at least in part by a computing device comprising:
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receiving a request to access digital entertainment content associated with one of multiple third-party content providers, the request comprising information sufficient to determine an identity of the user making the request and a device intended for rendering said requested digital entertainment content; and permitting the user to access the digital entertainment content if the access is permitted by usage rights associated with the user and for the requested digital entertainment content, and if the intended device is capable of rendering the requested digital entertainment content according to a previously established resolution format selected by said one of the multiple third-party content providers for the requested digital entertainment content or according to previously established user interface rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method implemented at least in part by a computing device comprising:
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enabling a third-party content provider to indicate entertainment content and select one or more of pre-set numbers of resolution formats and usage rights to associate with the indicated entertainment content; receiving from the third-party content provider indication of the indicated entertainment content and, for the indicated entertainment content, one or more selected resolution formats and one or more selected usage rights; receiving, from the third-party content provider, information indicating a user'"'"'s identity and selection of the indicated entertainment content; determining a profile uniquely associated with the user based on the information indicating the user'"'"'s identity; determining, based on the profile, that the user has one of the selected usage rights to the entertainment content and a resolution format for the entertainment content of the selected one or more pre-set numbers of resolution formats; and indicating to the third-party content provider that the user has the one of the selected usage rights and the resolution format for the entertainment content of the selected one or more of the pre-set numbers of resolution formats. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. One or more tangible computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions therein that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform acts comprising:
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enabling multiple third-party content providers to select; one or more of a pre-set number of resolution formats, one or more of a pre-set number of file formats; and one or more of a pre-set number of usage rights to apply to multiple entertainment contents; receiving selection from two of the multiple third-party content providers, a first third-party content provider selecting, for a first entertainment content, a first group of resolution formats, a first group of file formats, and a first group of usage rights and a second third-party content provider selecting, for a second entertainment content, a second group of resolution formats, a second group of file formats, and a second group of usage rights; enabling a user to select the first entertainment content and one or more first formats and rights from; the first group of resolution formats; the first group of file formats; the first group of usage rights, and second entertainment content and one or more second formats and rights from; the second group of resolution formats; the second group of file formats; and the second group of usage rights, receiving selection by a user of the first entertainment content and one or more first formats and rights and the second entertainment content and one or more second formats and rights; indicating the selection by the user of the first entertainment content and the one or more first formats and rights to the first third-party content provider; and indicating the selection by the user of the second entertainment content and the one or more second formats and rights to the second third-party content provider. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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