Method and apparatus for repackaging portions of digital works as new digital works

• US 6,928,419 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2003
• Issued: 08/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. (Pendrell Corporation)
• Original Assignee: ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. (Pendrell Corporation)
• Inventors: Pirolli, Peter L. T., Stefik, Mark J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Trammell, James P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Abdi, Kambiz
• Application Number:
  US10/401,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20030167236A1
• Time in Patent Office: 862 Days
• Field of Search: 705 50- 59, 713200-202, 380227-234
• US Class Current: 705/51
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Abstract

A method and system for creating a new digital work from one or more existing digital works having parts. A first part of a digital work has first usage rights associated therewith, the first usage rights specifying a particular manner of use for the first part. A second part of a digital work has second usage rights associated therewith, the second usage rights specifying a particular manner of use for the second part. A new digital work is created by combining the first part and the second part as new content and associating new usage rights with the new content. The new usage rights specify a particular manner of use for the new digital work.

Claims

1. A method for creating a new digital work from one or more existing digital works having parts, said method comprising the steps of:

requesting use of a first part of a digital work, the first part having first usage rights associated therewith, the first usage rights specifying a particular manner of use for the first part;

granting use of the first part if the particular manner of use requested is specified by the first usage rights;

requesting use of a second part of a digital work, the second part having second usage rights associated therewith, the second usage rights specifying a particular manner of use for the second part;

granting use of the second part if the particular manner of use requested is specified by the second usage rights;

creating a new digital work by combining the first part and the second part as new content and associating a license having new usage rights with the new content, wherein the new usage rights specify a particular manner of use for the new digital work;

granting use of the new digital work if the particular manner of use requested is specified by the new usage rights, wherein the first part, the second part, and the new digital work are each stored in a repository;

enforcing security of communications between the repositories, wherein said enforcing step comprises passing identification certificates between the repositories, and said usage rights are created using a grammar to express information relating to at least one of conditions, rights, and parameters; and

editing the parts prior to said creating step.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first part and the second part are parts of the same digital work.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first part and the second part are parts of different digital works.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said creating step comprises using a first set of next usage rights associated with the first part and a second set of next usage rights associated with the second part to obtain the new usage rights.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said creating step comprises using the first usage rights associated with the first part and using the second set of usage rights associated with the second part to obtain the new usage rights.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said creating step comprises extracting the first part from the digital work.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the usage rights are constructed with a usage rights language.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said requesting steps comprise transactions between the repositories.

9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein said requesting steps comprise an extract transaction.

10. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein said creating step comprises an embed transaction.

11. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising accomplishing financial transactions relating to the requesting steps and the creating step.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein said accomplishing step comprises accomplishing the financial transactions with at least one of a credit server and clearinghouse.

13. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first part comprises sub parts having usage rights associated therewith.

14. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first part comprises a security authorization part.

15. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the new digital work comprises educational material.

16. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the new digital work comprises research material.

17. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the manner of use specified by the first usage rights is reuse of at least a portion of the first part.

18. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first usage rights are stored on the same device as the first part.

19. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first usage rights are stored on a different device than the first part.

20. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the transactions comprise session initiation transactions.

21. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the transactions comprise billing transactions.

22. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising accomplishing a billing transaction based on use of the first part.

23. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising distributing the new digital work.

24. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising accessing the new digital work.

25. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein said accessing step comprises rendering the new digital work.

26. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the new content comprises music.

27. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the new content comprises video.

28. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the new content comprises audio.

29. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the new content comprises a computer program.

30. A system for creating a new digital work from one or more existing digital works having parts, said system comprising:

first means for requesting use of a first part of a digital work, the first part having first usage rights associated therewith, the first usage rights specifying a particular manner of use for the first part;

means for granting use of the first part if the particular manner of use requested is specified by the first usage rights;

second means for requesting use of a second part of a digital work, the second part having second usage rights associated therewith, the second usage rights specifying a particular manner of use for the second part;

means for granting use of the second part if the particular manner of use requested is specified by the second usage rights;

means for creating a new digital work by combining the first part and the second part as new content and associating a license having new usage rights with the new content, wherein the new usage rights specify a particular manner of use for the new digital work; and

means for granting use of the new digital work if the particular manner of use requested is specified by the new usage rights, wherein the first part, the second part, and the new digital work are each stored in a repository;

means for enforcing security of communications between the repositories, wherein said means for enforcing comprises means for passing identification certificates between the repositories, and said usage rights are created using a grammar to express information relating to at least one of conditions, rights, and parameters; and

means for editing the parts.

31. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the first part and the second part are parts of the same digital work.

32. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the first part and the second part are parts of different digital works.

33. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein said means for creating comprises means for using a first set of next usage rights associated with the first part and a second set of next usage rights associated with the second part to obtain the new usage rights.

34. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein said means for creating comprises means for using the first usage rights associated with the first part and using the second set of usage rights associated with the second part to obtain the new usage rights.

35. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein said means for creating comprises means for extracting the first part from the digital work.

36. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the usage rights are constructed with a usage rights language.

37. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein said means for transmitting request comprise means for requesting transactions between the repositories.

38. The system as recited in claim 37, wherein said means for requesting comprise means for requesting an extract transaction.

39. The system as recited in claim 37, wherein said means for creating comprises means for accomplishing an embed transaction.

40. The system as recited in claim 30, further comprising means for accomplishing financial transactions relating to the operation of the means for requesting and the means for creating.

41. The system as recited in claim 40, wherein said means for accomplishing comprises means for accomplishing the financial transactions with at least one of a credit server and clearinghouse.

42. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the first part comprises sub parts having usage rights associated therewith.

43. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the first part comprises a security authorization part.

44. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the new digital work comprises educational material.

45. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the new digital work comprises research material.

46. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the manner of use specified by the first usage rights is reuse of at least a portion of the first part.

47. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the first usage rights are stored on the same device as the first part.

48. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the first usage rights are stored on a different device than the first part.

49. The system as recited in claim 37, wherein the transactions comprise session initiation transactions.

50. The system as recited in claim 37, wherein the transactions comprise billing transactions.

51. The system as recited in claim 30, further comprising means for accomplishing a billing transaction based on use of the first part.

52. The system as recited in claim 30, further comprising means for distributing the new digital work.

53. The system as recited in claim 30, further comprising means for accessing the new digital work.

54. The system as recited in claim 53, wherein said means for accessing comprises means for rendering the new digital work.

55. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the new content comprises music.

56. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the new content comprises video.

57. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the new content comprises audio.

58. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the new content comprises a computer program.