Method for controlling use of database content

• US 7,024,392 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2003
• Issued: 04/04/2006
• 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): Abdi, Kambiz
• Application Number:
  US10/463,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20040064417A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,021 Days
• Field of Search: 705 50- 54, 713155-159, 713200-201, 380200-204, 380259-260
• US Class Current: 705/51
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0046 with a releasable handle; with handle and operating part separable
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• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/031 torque limiting
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/376 using X-rays, e.g. fluoroscopy
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/30 Surgical robots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/37 Master-slave robots A61B34/35 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/0113 Mechanical advancing means, e.g. catheter dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2211/007 Encryption, En-/decode, En-/decipher, En-/decypher, Scramble, (De-)compress
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2115 Third party
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2135 Metering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1235 with control of digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0185 Product, service or business identity fraud
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 : Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 : Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/184 : Intellectual property management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 : Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1403 : Architecture for metering, charging or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/146 : using digital cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1485 : Tariff-related aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1496 : involving discounts
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 : Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/603 : Digital right managament [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 : applying security measures for digital rights management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 : Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/45 : Network directories; Name-to-address mapping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 : wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0442 : wherein the sending and receiving network entities apply asymmetric encryption, i.e. different keys for encryption and decryption cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for public-key encryption H04L9/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0464 : using hop-by-hop encryption, i.e. wherein an intermediate entity decrypts the information and re-encrypts it before forwarding it
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0807 : using tickets, e.g. Kerberos cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 : using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 : for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 : Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 : Grouping of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 : Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/123 : received data contents, e.g. message integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3213 : using tickets or tokens, e.g. Kerberos network architectures or network communication protocols for entities authentication using tickets in a packet data network H04L63/0807
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3297 : involving time stamps, e.g. generation of time stamps
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 : Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23412 : for generating or manipulating the scene composition of objects, e.g. MPEG-4 objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 : Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 : Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26613 : for generating or managing keys in general key distribution for secret or secure communication involving central third party, e.g. key distribution center [KDC] or trusted third party [TTP] H04L9/083; network support of key management H04L63/06; key management for network security in communication control or processing H04W12/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 : Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6332 : directed to client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6377 : directed to server one-way streaming services wherein the source is controlled by the destination H04L65/613
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/835 : Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8355 : involving usage data, e.g. number of copies or viewings allowed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/83555 : using a structured language for describing usage rules of the content, e.g. REL
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/16 : Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 : Privileged access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 : Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

Method for providing database content usage. The database content can be a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith. The method can be effected within a system having at least one repository configured to enforce use of the content in accordance with the one or more usage rights. A usage right is associated with database content, the usage right specifying rights for the usage of database content and usage fees for exercise of such usage. The database content is provided in accordance with the usage right, and the usage fees are reported as a transaction.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing database content usage, said method comprising:

said database content being a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith within a system having at least one end-user repository configured to enforce use of said content in accordance with said one or more rights;

electronically associating a usage right with database content, said usage right specifying rights including a permitted manner of use for the usage of database content and respective usage fees for exercise of the rights,

wherein the rights for use of database content include at least one of a view right, a search right, a print right, a play right, a copy right, an extract right and an embed right, and

the rights further specify a respective player for exercising a respective of the rights;

providing said database content in accordance with said usage right;

enforcing the rights for use of database content by the at least one end-user repository based on the usage right, with the database content being accessed via another repository,

wherein the usage right is created from a grammar, including one or more symbols selected from a set of predetermined symbols to define a valid sequence of symbols to indicate the permitted manner of use; and

reporting said usage fees as a transaction,

wherein said usage fee comprises respective fees for at least one of said view right, said search right, said print right, said play right, said copy right, said extract right and said embed right, for using said database content on said end-user repository comprising at least one of a computer of an information service and a device of a user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said usage right is a search right and said usage fee is a fee for obtaining said database content as a search result.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said usage right is a print right and said usage fee is a print fee for printing of said database content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said usage right is a play right with said database content and said usage fee is for playing said database content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said usage right is a copy right with said database content and said usage fee is for copying said database content.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

specifying employing a digital certificate held locally at an information service providing said database content for using said database content on a computer of said information service.

7. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

specifying said respective player in said play right for searching and viewing said database content.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

maintaining a specification of said respective player on a computer of an information service providing said database content and on a computer of a user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said usage right is an extract right specifying that said database content can be extracted by a user from a search result provided by an information service.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said usage right is an embed right specifying that the extracted database content can be embedded in a digital work created by said user.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

extracting at least a portion of said database content from a search result provided by said information service to a user;

embedding said extracted portion of said database file in a digital work created by said user;

distributing a copy of said digital work to a consumer; and

wherein said reporting step comprises reporting a copy fee and a search fee for a transaction.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said another repository comprises another end-user repository.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said respective usage fees for the exercise of the rights are zero or greater than zero.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein said method is implemented with one or more hardware and/or software devices configured to perform the steps of the method.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said method is implemented with one or more computer readable instructions embedded on a computer readable medium and configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform the steps of the method.

16. A computer-implemented system for providing database content usage, said system comprising:

said database content being a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith within a system having at least one end-user repository configured to enforce use of said content in accordance with said one or more rights;

means for electronically associating a usage right with database content, said usage right specifying rights including a permitted manner of use for the usage of database content and respective usage fees for exercise of the rights,

wherein the rights for use of database content include at least one of a view right, a search right, a print right, a play right, a copy right, an extract right and an embed right, and

the rights further specify a respective player for exercising a respective of the rights;

means for providing said database content in accordance with said usage right;

means for enforcing the rights for use of database content by the at least one end-user repository based on the usage right, with the database content being accessed via another repository,

wherein the usage right is created from a grammar, including one or more symbols selected from a set of predetermined symbols to define a valid sequence of symbols to indicate the permitted manner of use; and

means for reporting said usage fees as a transaction,

wherein said usage fee comprises respective fees for at least one of said view right, said search right, said print right, said play right, said copy right, said extract right and said embed right, for using said database content on said end-user repository comprising at least one. of a computer of an information service and a device of a user.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said usage right is a search right and said usage fee is a fee for obtaining said database content as a search result.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein said usage right is a print right and said usage fee is a print fee for printing of said database content.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein said usage right is a play right with said database content and said usage fee is for playing said database content.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein said usage right is a copy right with said database content and said usage fee is for copying said database content.

21. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

means for specifying employing a digital certificate held locally at an information service providing said database content for using said database content on a computer of said information service.

22. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

means for specifying said respective player in said play right for searching and viewing said database content.

23. The system of claim 22, further comprising:

means for maintaining a specification of said respective player on a computer of an information service providing said database content and on a computer of a user.

24. The system of claim 16, wherein said usage right is an extract right specifying that said database content can be extracted by a user from a search result provided by an information service.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein said usage right is an embed right specifying that the extracted database content can be embedded in a digital work created by said user.

26. The system of claim 25, further comprising:

means for extracting at least a portion of said database content from a search result provided by said information service to a user;

means for embedding said extracted portion of said database file in a digital work created by said user;

means for distributing a copy of said digital work to a consumer; and

wherein said means for reporting comprises means for reporting a copy fee and a search fee for a transaction.

27. The system of claim 16, wherein said another repository comprises another end-user repository.

28. The system of claim 16, wherein said respective usage fees for the exercise of the rights are zero or greater than zero.

29. The system of claim 16, wherein said system is implemented with one or more hardware and/or software devices.