Digital content distribution systems
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1. A method of distributing digital content via a network, the method comprising:
- seeking a display device to display the digital content, including sending a display request to a third party;
receiving a display certificate from the third party, the display certificate including first, second and third components, the first component indicating available access rights to a selected display device in a service domain, the second component indicating the available access rights that the third party can assign, the third component indicating the access rights that were actually assigned;
forwarding the display certificate to the selected display device; and
establishing a secure communication link on the network with the selected display device, and sending the digital content to the selected display device via the secure link.
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Abstract
A system for distributing digital content over a computer network (e.g., the Internet) uses certificates to establish a trust relationship between a content provider and a display device. The certificates identify the display device and the content provider as well as unique characteristics of the distribution. For example, the content provider may be a book publisher and the display device may be a printer/binder.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of distributing digital content via a network, the method comprising:
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seeking a display device to display the digital content, including sending a display request to a third party; receiving a display certificate from the third party, the display certificate including first, second and third components, the first component indicating available access rights to a selected display device in a service domain, the second component indicating the available access rights that the third party can assign, the third component indicating the access rights that were actually assigned; forwarding the display certificate to the selected display device; and establishing a secure communication link on the network with the selected display device, and sending the digital content to the selected display device via the secure link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of distributing digital content via a network, the method comprising:
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seeking a device that can display the digital content, including sending a first certificate to a party, the first certificate specifying a display job to be performed with respect to the digital content; waiting for a display certificate via the network;
the display certificate including the first certificate, a second certificate, and a third certificate, the second certificate issued by the party and delegating the job to a service domain, the third certificate specifying a display device in the service domain;establishing a secure communication link on the network after the display certificate has been received, the secure link established with the display device indicated in the display certificate; and sending the digital content to the display device via the secure link. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of receiving digital content via a network, the method comprising:
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receiving a digital content display request from a content provider via the network; selecting a display device that can comply with the digital content display request; submitting a request for a display certificate, the display certificate request submitted to a third party via the network, the display certificate request identifying the content provider and the selected display device; and if and when the display certificate is received on the network, forwarding the display certificate to the content provider; and waiting for the content provider to initiate the establishment of a secure network communication link with the display device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of receiving digital content via a network, the method comprising:
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registering with a party that can assign display rights to a user domain, including indicating the display rights that can be assigned waiting for a display certificate via the network; if the display certificate is received, verifying first, second and third components of the display certificate, the first component indicating the display rights that can be assigned by the party, the second component indicating the rights that were actually assigned to the user domain, and the third component indicating the display rights that were assigned to a selected content provider in the user domain; and if the components are valid, establishing a secure communication link on the network with the selected content provider and receiving the digital content via the secure link. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of receiving digital content from a content provider via a network, the method comprising:
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receiving a display certificate via the network;
wherein the certificate includes first and second components, the first component issued by the content provider and indicating a job to display the digital content, the second component delegating the job to a domain of display devices;adding a third component to the display certificate, the third component indicating a display device in the domain; sending the three components to the content provider; establishing a secure communication link on the network with the content provider; and receiving the digital content via the secure link. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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