SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TRANSFER OF RIGHTS USING SHARED STATE VARIABLES
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for transferring rights associated with an item from a rights supplier to a rights consumer, the method comprising:
- obtaining a set of rights associated with the item, the set of rights including a first usage right and a meta-right, wherein the first usage right defines a manner of use for the item and the meta-right specifies a right to offer a second usage right, and wherein the meta-right is provided in digital form and is enforceable by a repository;
determining, by a repository, whether a rights consumer is entitled to the right to offer the second usage right specified by the meta-right; and
exercising the meta-right to create an offer as specified by the meta-right, if the rights consumer is entitled to the right to offer the second usage right specified by the meta-right, wherein the offer is a type of meta-right of which another rights consumer has the right to obtain the second usage right that shares a state with the first usage right.
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Abstract
A method, system and device for transferring rights adapted to be associated with items from a rights supplier to a rights consumer, including obtaining a set of rights associated with an item, the set of rights including meta-rights specifying derivable rights that can be derived from the meta-; determining whether the rights consumer is entitled to the derivable rights specified by the meta-rights; and deriving at least one right from the derivable rights, if the rights consumer is entitled to the derivable rights specified by the meta-rights, wherein the derived right includes at least one state variable based on the set of rights and used for determining a state of the derived right.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for transferring rights associated with an item from a rights supplier to a rights consumer, the method comprising:
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obtaining a set of rights associated with the item, the set of rights including a first usage right and a meta-right, wherein the first usage right defines a manner of use for the item and the meta-right specifies a right to offer a second usage right, and wherein the meta-right is provided in digital form and is enforceable by a repository; determining, by a repository, whether a rights consumer is entitled to the right to offer the second usage right specified by the meta-right; and exercising the meta-right to create an offer as specified by the meta-right, if the rights consumer is entitled to the right to offer the second usage right specified by the meta-right, wherein the offer is a type of meta-right of which another rights consumer has the right to obtain the second usage right that shares a state with the first usage right. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for transferring rights associated with an item from a rights supplier to a rights consumer, the system comprising:
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a computing device configured to obtain a set of rights associated with the item, the set of rights including a first usage right and a meta-right, wherein the first usage right defines a manner of use for the item and the meta-right specifies a right to offer a second usage right, and wherein the meta-right is provided in digital form and is enforceable by a repository; a computing device configured to determine whether the rights consumer is entitled to the right to offer the second usage right specified by the meta-right; and a computing device configured to exercise the meta-right to create an offer as specified by the meta-right, wherein the offer is a type of meta-right of which another rights consumer has the right to obtain the second usage right that shares a state with the first usage right. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for transferring rights associated with an item from a rights supplier to a rights consumer, the device comprising:
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a repository configured to obtain a set of rights associated with the item, the set of rights including a first usage right and a meta-right, wherein the first usage right defines a manner of use for the item and the meta-right specifies a right to offer a second usage right, and wherein the meta-right is provided in digital form and is enforceable by a repository; a repository configured to determine whether a rights consumer is entitled to the right to offer the second usage right specified by the meta-right; and a repository configured to exercise the meta-right to create an offer as specified by the meta-right, if the rights consumer is entitled to the right to offer the second usage right specified by the meta-right, wherein the offer is a type of meta-right of which another rights consumer has the right to obtain the second usage right that shares a state with the first usage right. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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