Method and apparatus for distributing enforceable property rights
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1. A method for enforcing a property right within a system for controlling a manner of use of an item in accordance with usage rights, the method comprising:
- obtaining an enforceable property right for a specific item, including obtaining an electronic item ticket specifying the specific item as an item for which the electronic item ticket is redeemed, the electronic item ticket having a security mechanism incorporated therein, and obtaining a digital license associated with the electronic item ticket, the digital license including usage rights specifying a manner of use for redeeming the electronic item ticket and conditions for exercising the manner of use;
electronically parsing the digital license for usage rights and conditions;
determining if the conditions are satisfied;
if the conditions are satisfied, rendering or accessing the electronic item ticket through the digital license by unlocking the security mechanism of the electronic item ticket, and if the conditions are not satisfied, not allowing rendering or accessing of the electronic item ticket; and
controlling the manner of use of the specific item by controlling the manner of use for redeeming the electronic item ticket in accordance with the determined usage rights, wherein the digital license includes post-license conditions that do not need to be satisfied for unlocking the security mechanism, and the method further comprises permitting a specification of the item and the post-license conditions to be rendered or accessed, wherein the digital license includes state variables.
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Abstract
An enforceable property right and a system for controlling the manner of use of an item in accordance with usage rights. The enforceable property right includes an item ticket having a security mechanism incorporated therein and specifying an item for which the item ticket can be redeemed and a license associated with the item ticket. The license includes usage rights specifying a manner of use for redeeming the item ticket and a mechanism for unlocking said security mechanism.
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1. A method for enforcing a property right within a system for controlling a manner of use of an item in accordance with usage rights, the method comprising:
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obtaining an enforceable property right for a specific item, including obtaining an electronic item ticket specifying the specific item as an item for which the electronic item ticket is redeemed, the electronic item ticket having a security mechanism incorporated therein, and obtaining a digital license associated with the electronic item ticket, the digital license including usage rights specifying a manner of use for redeeming the electronic item ticket and conditions for exercising the manner of use;
electronically parsing the digital license for usage rights and conditions;
determining if the conditions are satisfied;
if the conditions are satisfied, rendering or accessing the electronic item ticket through the digital license by unlocking the security mechanism of the electronic item ticket, and if the conditions are not satisfied, not allowing rendering or accessing of the electronic item ticket; and
controlling the manner of use of the specific item by controlling the manner of use for redeeming the electronic item ticket in accordance with the determined usage rights, wherein the digital license includes post-license conditions that do not need to be satisfied for unlocking the security mechanism, and the method further comprises permitting a specification of the item and the post-license conditions to be rendered or accessed, wherein the digital license includes state variables. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for enforcing property rights in items by controlling use of the items in accordance with usage rights, the system comprising:
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a license device operative to associate a digital license with an electronic item ticket, the electronic item ticket specifying an item for which the electronic item ticket is redeemed and having a security mechanism incorporated therein, the digital license including usage rights specifying a manner of use for redeeming the electronic item ticket and conditions for exercising the manner of use; and
a client environment operative to obtain the electronic item ticket and the digital license and to control the manner of use of the item by including a security component operative to determine usage rights and conditions from the digital license, unlock the security mechanism of the electronic item ticket when the conditions are satisfied and not unlock the security mechanism of the electronic item ticket when the conditions are not satisfied, and enforce the usage rights of the digital license for the item for which the electronic item ticket is redeemed, wherein the digital license further includes condition that must be satisfied to activate the unlocking of the security mechanism. the digital license includes post-license conditions that do not need to be satisfied for unlocking of the security mechanism. the security component permits a specification of the item and the post-license conditions to be rendered or accessed, and the digital license includes state variables. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer readable medium including one or more computer readable instructions embedded therein for enforcing an enforceable property right for use within the system for controlling the manner of use of an item in accordance with usage rights, and configured to cause one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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specifying via an electronic item ticket a specific item as an item for which the electronic item ticket is redeemed, the electronic item ticket having a security mechanism incorporated therein; and
associating a digital license with the electronic item ticket, the digital license including usage rights specifying a manner of use for redeeming the electronic item ticket and means for unlocking the security mechanism, whereby the electronic item ticket is rendered or accessed through the unlocking means of the digital license, if the conditions are satisfied, and whereby the electronic item ticket is not allowed to be rendered or accessed, if the conditions are not satisfied, wherein the manner of use of the specific item is controlled by controlling the manner of use for redeeming the electronic item ticket in accordance with the determined usage rights, wherein the digital license further includes condition that must be satisfied to activate the means for unlocking. the digital license includes post-license conditions that do not need to be satisfied to activate the security mechanism. the unlocking mechanism permits a specification of the item and the post-license conditions to be rendered or accessed, and the digital license includes state variables. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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38. The computer readable medium as recited 37, wherein the conditions include a security or trust rating.
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