DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT OF CONTENT WHEN CONTENT IS A FUTURE LIVE EVENT

• US 20120090018A1
• Filed: 12/19/2011
• Published: 04/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. (Pendrell Corporation)
• Original Assignee: ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. (Pendrell Corporation)
• Inventors: Padhye, Tushar N., Roopa, M.S., Joshi, C.V., B. H., Basavaraj, Ray, Arun, Kanungo, Deepanjan, Nahidipour, Aram, Wang, Xin, Ta, Thanh, Raley, Michael, Lao, Guillermo, Chen, Eddie, Tadayon, Bijan, Kansal, Anant
• Granted Patent: US 8,862,517 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/4
• 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: G06F 21/105 Arrangements for software license management or administration, e.g. for managing licenses at corporate level
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/62 Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2153 Using hardware token as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00086 Circuits for prevention of unauthorised reproduction or copying, e.g. piracy indicating unauthorised use of record carriers in general G11B23/28; scrambling for television signal recording H04N5/913; network architectures or network protocols for network security H04L63/00; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/0021 involving encryption or decryption of contents recorded on or reproduced from a record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/0071 involving a purchase action
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A method and system for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith including a point of capture system adapted to generate content of a future event when the event occurs, a content distributor adapted to generate a rights label having usage rights associated with content of the future event before the content is created, the rights label having a distribution key for encrypting the content as the content is generated, the distribution key being encrypted with a public key. The system also includes a license server adapted to generate a license associate with the content from the rights label before the content is generated, the license including the distribution key encrypted with the public key, and a content distributor adapted to distribute the license before the content is generated.

Claims

1. A method for controlling use of future content, the future content being a recorded representation of a future event, the method comprising:

retrieving, by a rendering device, an authorization token associated with the future content before the future content is available, the authorization token being exchangeable for a right to access the future content when the future content becomes available;

transmitting, by the rendering device, device information and the authorization token, wherein the device information can be used to authenticate the rendering device;

receiving, by the rendering device, a software application and an indication that the future content is available, wherein the future content is associated with at least one rights offer that includes at least one usage right specifying a manner of use of the content that is enforceable by a repository, and wherein the software application is operable to control use of the future content in accordance with the usage rights included in the rights offers;

selecting, by the rendering device, one of the usage rights included in the rights offers; and

receiving, by the rendering device, a data stream representing the future content, wherein the software application processes the data stream in accordance with the selected usage right.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one right offer includes a right to render the data stream representing the future content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one right offer includes a right to store the data stream representing the future content and render the stored content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected usage right is specified in a license.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the future content becomes available upon the occurrence of the future event.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the software application is stored in a storage of the rendering device after it is received.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the rendering device is operated within a streaming media system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the future content is available in plurality of formats, and wherein the step of selecting further includes selecting, by the rendering device, a format appropriate for the rendering device.

9. An apparatus for controlling use of future content, the future content being a recorded representation of a future event, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory operatively coupled to the processor and containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out the steps of;

retrieving an authorization token associated with the future content before the future content is available, the authorization token being exchangeable for a right to access the future content when the future content becomes available;

transmitting device information and the authorization token, wherein the device information can be used to authenticate the rendering device;

receiving a software application and an indication that the future content is available, wherein the future content is associated with at least one rights offer that includes at least one usage right specifying a manner of use of the content that is enforceable by a repository, and wherein the software application is operable to control use of the future content in accordance with the usage rights included in the rights offers;

selecting one of the usage rights included in the rights offers; and

receiving a data stream representing the future content, wherein the software application processes the data stream in accordance with the selected usage right.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one right offer includes a right to render the data stream representing the future content.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one right offer includes a right to store the data stream representing the future content and render the stored content.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the selected usage right is specified in a license.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the future content becomes available upon the occurrence of the future event.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the software application is stored in a storage after it is received.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus is operated within a streaming media system.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the future content is available in plurality of formats, and wherein the step of selecting further includes selecting a format appropriate for the rendering device.

17. A method for controlling use of future content, the future content being a recorded representation of a future event, the method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device, device information and an authorization token, wherein the device information can be used to authenticate a rendering device, and wherein the authorization token is associated with the future content before the future content is available, the authorization token being exchangeable for a right to access the future content when the future content becomes available;

transmitting, by a computing device, a software application and an indication that the future content is available, wherein the future content is associated with at least one rights offer that includes at least one usage right specifying a manner of use of the content that is enforceable by a repository, and wherein the software application is operable to control use of the future content in accordance with the usage rights included in the rights offers;

receiving, by a computing device, a selection of one of the usage rights included in the rights offers; and

transmitting, by a computing device, a data stream representing the future content, wherein the software application processes the data stream in accordance with the selected usage right.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one right offer includes a right to render the data stream representing the future content.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one right offer includes a right to store the data stream representing the future content and render the stored content.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the selected usage right is specified in a license.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the future content becomes available upon the occurrence of the future event.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein the rendering device is operated within a streaming media system.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein the future content is available in plurality of formats, and wherein the step of receiving further includes receiving, by a computing device, a selection of a format appropriate for the rendering device.

24. A system for controlling use of future content, the future content being a recorded representation of a future event, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory operatively coupled to the processor and containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out the steps of;

receiving device information and an authorization token, wherein the device information can be used to authenticate a rendering device, and wherein the authorization token is associated with the future content before the future content is available, the authorization token being exchangeable for a right to access the future content when the future content becomes available;

transmitting a software application and an indication that the future content is available, wherein the future content is associated with at least one rights offer that includes at least one usage right specifying a manner of use of the content that is enforceable by a repository, and wherein the software application is operable to control use of the future content in accordance with the usage rights included in the rights offers;

receiving a selection of one of the usage rights included in the rights offers; and

transmitting a data stream representing the future content, wherein the software application processes the data stream in accordance with the selected usage right.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the at least one right offer includes a right to render the data stream representing the future content.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein the at least one right offer includes a right to store the data stream representing the future content and render the stored content.

27. The system of claim 24, wherein the selected usage right is specified in a license.

28. The system of claim 24, wherein the future content becomes available upon the occurrence of the future event.

29. The system of claim 24, wherein the rendering device is operated within a streaming media system.

30. The system of claim 24, wherein the future content is available in plurality of formats, and wherein the step of receiving further includes receiving a selection of a format appropriate for the rendering device.