PERSONAL LIBRARY ON NET

• US 20110055933A1
• Filed: 09/02/2009
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ishiguro, Ryuji
• Granted Patent: US 8,464,356 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements

Abstract

A personal library on a network enables content to be distributed in a manner that is able to be regulated to prevent users from violating copyright law yet allows user to use the content on more than one device. The personal library receives content from a store and/or contains content and then provides the content including a content management implementation to user devices.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a. a content store for storing content;

b. a personal library coupled to the content store for providing use management of the content; and

c. a plurality of user devices in communication with the personal library for receiving and presenting the content on each device.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the personal library incorporates a data block with the content to provide the use management.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the data block includes at least one of a valid content indicator, a device list and a content list.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the valid content indicator is a bitmap.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the bitmap is device specific.

6. The system of claim 1 further utilizing Digital Rights Management (DRM) to provide the use management.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the personal library synchronizes the content among the personal library and the plurality of devices.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein a notification is pushed by the personal library to trigger the synchronizing.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the notification occurs automatically when the personal library is changed.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the use management controls delivery of the content among the plurality of devices.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the personal library includes a database for managing a content list and a device list for each user.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein an advertisement is coupled with the content.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of devices are each registered with the personal library.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein the content is checked in/out between the content store and the personal library.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein the content is selected from the group consisting of video, music, images and documents.

16. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of devices are selected from the group consisting of a personal computer, a laptop computer, a computer workstation, a server, a mainframe computer, a handheld computer, a personal digital assistant, a cellular/mobile telephone, a smart appliance, a gaming console, a digital camera, a digital camcorder, a camera phone, an iPod®

, a video player, a DVD writer/player, a television and a home entertainment system.

17. A method of distributing content to a plurality of devices comprising:

a. communicating between a personal library and information providers;

b. combining management information with the content in the personal library; and

c. providing the content including the management information to the plurality of devices.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein communicating includes receiving the content from the information providers.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein a synchronization process is used for providing the content to ensure a status of the content is correct.

20. The method of claim 17 further comprising registering the plurality of devices to enable usage of the content on the plurality of devices and unregistering a device of the plurality of devices to not receive the content to the device.

21. The method of claim 17 wherein the information providers include at least one of a service provider and a Digital Rights Management (DRM) server.

22. The method of claim 17 wherein the management information includes Digital Rights Management (DRM) information and Mobile Rights Management (MRM) information.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein the DRM information and the MRM information are embedded within the content.

24. A system implemented on a device comprising:

a. a management module for managing content and management information as protected content; and

b. a sync module for distributing the protected content to a plurality of user devices.

25. The system of claim 24 wherein the management module further monitors the accessibility of the content.

26. The system of claim 24 wherein the management information includes at least one of a valid content indicator, a device list and a content list.

27. A device comprising:

a. a memory for storing an application, the application for;

i. communicating between a personal library and an information provider including receiving content from the information provider;

ii. embedding management information with the content in the personal library; and

iii. distributing the content including the management information to the plurality of devices; and

b. a processing component coupled to the memory, the processing component configured for processing the application.

28. A network of devices comprising:

a. a content store device for storing and supplying content;

b. a licensing device for providing licensing information;

c. a personal library device containing a personal library for providing use management of the content using the licensing information and user information; and

d. a plurality of user devices for providing the user information, receiving the content and presenting the content on each device.