METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING CONTENT IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of transferring content within a system having a credit managing device, a content providing device and a user device, said method comprising:
- registering the user device with the credit managing device;
providing a universal credit to the user device from the credit managing device based on said registering the user device with the credit managing device;
providing encrypted content and a pre-rights generator from the content providing device to the user device at a first time without consuming the universal credit;
generating a decryption key from the pre-rights generator a second time after the first time; and
decrypting, via the decryption key, the encrypted content at the user device and consuming a portion of the universal credit.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of transferring content within a system having a credit managing device, a content providing device and a user device. The method includes: registering the user device with the credit managing device; providing a universal credit to the user device from the credit managing device; providing encrypted content and a pre-rights generator from the content providing device to the user device at a first time without consuming the universal credit; generating a decryption key from the pre-rights generator a second time after the first time; and decrypting, via the decryption key, the encrypted content at the user device and consuming a portion of the universal credit.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of transferring content within a system having a credit managing device, a content providing device and a user device, said method comprising:
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registering the user device with the credit managing device; providing a universal credit to the user device from the credit managing device based on said registering the user device with the credit managing device; providing encrypted content and a pre-rights generator from the content providing device to the user device at a first time without consuming the universal credit; generating a decryption key from the pre-rights generator a second time after the first time; and decrypting, via the decryption key, the encrypted content at the user device and consuming a portion of the universal credit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for use with a credit managing device and a content providing device, said device comprising:
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a communication portion operable to communicate with the credit managing device and the content providing device; a registering portion operable to register with the credit managing device via said communication portion; a credit managing portion operable to receive a universal credit from the credit managing device via said communication portion; a secure content portion operable to receive encrypted content and a pre-rights generator from the content providing device, via said communication portion, at a first time without consuming the universal credit; and a decryption portion operable to generate a decryption key based the pre-rights generator, wherein said decryption portion is further operable to decrypt, via the decryption key, the encrypted content at a second time after the first time and consume a portion of the universal credit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, the computer-readable instructions being capable of being read by a computer to transfer content within a system having a credit managing device, a content providing device and a user device, the computer-readable instructions being capable of instructing the computer to perform the method comprising:
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registering the user device with the credit managing device; providing a universal credit to the user device from the credit managing device based on said registering the user device with the credit managing device; providing encrypted content and a pre-rights generator from the content providing device to the user device at a first time without consuming the universal credit; generating a decryption key from the pre-rights generator a second time after the first time; and decrypting, via the decryption key, the encrypted content at the user device and consuming a portion of the universal credit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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