METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING THE TRANSFER OF RIGHTS
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 an item, the set of rights including a meta-right specifying one or more rights that can be created when the meta-right is exercised, 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 at least one right of the one or more rights specified by the meta-right; and
exercising the meta-right to create the at least one right specified by the meta-right, if the rights consumer is determined to be entitled to the at least one right specified by the meta-right.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing the transfer of rights associated with items from a rights supplier to a rights consumer. A set of rights is associated with an item and includes meta-rights specifying derivable rights that can be derived therefrom by the rights consumer. The set of rights is transferred, in the form of a license to the item, from the rights supplier to the rights consumer. If it is determined that the rights consumer is entitled to derive the derivable rights specified by the meta-rights, the derivable rights are derived and a license including the derived rights is generated with the rights consumer designated as a principal.
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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 an item, the set of rights including a meta-right specifying one or more rights that can be created when the meta-right is exercised, 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 at least one right of the one or more rights specified by the meta-right; and exercising the meta-right to create the at least one right specified by the meta-right, if the rights consumer is determined to be entitled to the at least one right specified by the meta-right. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. 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 an item, the set of rights including a meta-right specifying one or more rights that can be created when the meta-right is exercised, wherein the meta-right is provided in digital form and is enforceable by a repository; a computing device configured to determine whether a rights consumer is entitled to at least one right of the one or more rights specified by the meta-right; and a computing device configured to exercise the meta-right to create the at least one right specified by the meta-right. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. 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 an item, the set of rights including a meta-right specifying one or more rights that can be created when the meta-right is exercised, wherein the meta-right is provided in digital form and is enforceable by a repository; and a meta-rights manager module configured to determine whether a rights consumer is entitled to at least one right of the one or more rights specified by the meta-right, and exercise the meta-right to create the at least one right specified by the meta-right. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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