Protected content distribution system
First Claim
1. A rights management system for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith, said system comprising:
- a user device adapted to receive a license having usage rights specifying a manner of use and being associated with at least one item, and allow authorized users to access said at least one item in accordance with said license;
an access list associated with said at least one item, said access list having identification mechanisms associated with said authorized users;
means for receiving a license request for access to said at least one item on behalf of a license requesting user, said license requesting user having an associated identification mechanism;
an access list managing device adapted to determine whether said identification mechanism associated to said license requesting user is in said access list, and provide instructions to issue said license associated with said at least one item; and
a license device adapted to issue said license associated with said at least one item upon receiving instructions from said access list managing device;
wherein said access list managing device is further adapted to provide instructions to said license device to issue said license associated with said at least one item upon determining that said identification mechanism associated to said license requesting user is in said access list.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request for a license associated with an item on behalf of a license requesting user, the license requesting user having an associated identification mechanism. The method also includes determining whether the identification mechanism associated to the license requesting user is in an access list associated with the item, the access list having identification mechanisms associated with authorized users. The method further includes issuing the license associated with the item to the license requesting user upon determining that the identification mechanism associated to the license requesting user is in the access list.
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Citations
64 Claims
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1. A rights management system for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith, said system comprising:
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a user device adapted to receive a license having usage rights specifying a manner of use and being associated with at least one item, and allow authorized users to access said at least one item in accordance with said license;
an access list associated with said at least one item, said access list having identification mechanisms associated with said authorized users;
means for receiving a license request for access to said at least one item on behalf of a license requesting user, said license requesting user having an associated identification mechanism;
an access list managing device adapted to determine whether said identification mechanism associated to said license requesting user is in said access list, and provide instructions to issue said license associated with said at least one item; and
a license device adapted to issue said license associated with said at least one item upon receiving instructions from said access list managing device;
wherein said access list managing device is further adapted to provide instructions to said license device to issue said license associated with said at least one item upon determining that said identification mechanism associated to said license requesting user is in said access list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
a rendering system, including;
a usage transaction processing means for generating usage requests; and
an input means coupled to said usage transaction processing means for enabling user created signals to cause generation of usage transaction messages to request usage to a digital work.
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15. The rights management system of claim 14, wherein said rendering system is a printing device.
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16. The rights management system of claim 14, wherein said rendering system is a display device.
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17. The rights management system of claim 14, wherein said rendering system is a video playback device.
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18. The rights management system of claim 14, wherein said rendering system is an audio playback device.
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19. The rights management system of claim 1, further comprising:
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a rendering system, including;
a usage transaction processing means for generating usage requests;
an input means coupled to said usage transaction processing means for enabling system created signals to cause generation of usage transaction messages to request usage to a digital work.
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20. The rights management system of claim 19, wherein said rendering system is a printing device.
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21. The rights management system of claim 19, wherein said rendering system is a display device.
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22. The rights management system of claim 19, wherein said rendering system is a video playback device.
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23. The rights management system of claim 19, wherein said rendering system is an audio playback device.
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24. A method for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for a license associated with at least one item on behalf of a license requesting user, said license having usage rights specifying a manner of use of said at least one item, said license requesting user having an associated identification mechanism;
determining whether said identification mechanism associated to said license requesting user is in an access list associated with said at least one item, said access list having identification mechanisms associated with authorized users who are authorized to access said at least one item; and
issuing said license associated with said at least one item to said license requesting user upon determining that said identification mechanism associated to said license requesting user is in said access list. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions for causing one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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receiving a request for a license associated with at least one item on behalf of a license requesting user, said license having usage rights specifying a manner of use of said at least one item, said license requesting user having an associated identification mechanism;
determining whether said identification mechanism associated to said license requesting user is in an access list associated with said at least one item, said access list having identification mechanisms associated with authorized users who are authorized to access said at least one item; and
issuing said license associated with said at least one item to said license requesting user upon determining that said identification mechanism associated to said license requesting user is in said access list. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A device for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith for use in a rights management system, including an access list managing device, a license device, an activation device, and a content device, said access list managing device adapted to determine whether an identification mechanism associated to a license requesting user is in an access list, and provide instructions to issue a license associated with at least one of said items, provide instructions to a license device to issue said license associated with said at least one of said items upon determining that said identification mechanism associated to said license requesting user is in said access list, said license device adapted to issue said license associated with said at least one of said items upon receiving instructions from said access list managing device, said device for managing use of said items comprising:
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means for receiving a license having usage rights specifying a manner of use and being associated with at least one item, and allow authorized users to access said at least one item in accordance with said license; and
means for transmitting a license request for access to said at least one item on behalf of a license requesting user, said license requesting user having an associated identification mechanism, wherein an access list is associated with said at least one item and having identification mechanisms associated with said authorized users. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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