Composite digital works having usage rights and method for creating the same

• US 7,113,912 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2001
• Issued: 09/26/2006
• 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): Hayes, John W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Abdi, Kambiz
• Application Number:
  US10/015,950
• Publication Number:
  US 20020128856A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,744 Days
• Field of Search: 705/51, 705/1, 705/50, 705/59, 713/200, 380/201
• US Class Current: 705/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0046 with a releasable handle; with handle and operating part separable
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/301 for introducing or steering flexible instruments inserted into the body, e.g. catheters or endoscopes
• 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

A method for creating a composite digital work having usage rights and composite digital works having usage rights. The method comprises creating a digital content portion of a composite digital work including a plurality of content parts, and creating a description structure for the composite digital work. The description structure comprises a plurality of description blocks containing usage rights associated with at least a corresponding at least one of said content parts. The usage rights specify a manner of use for the corresponding one of the content parts. The manner of use indicates one or more stated purposes for which the corresponding digital content portion can be at least one of used and distributed by an authorized user.

Claims

1. A method for creating a composite digital work having usage rights, said method comprising:

a) electronically creating a digital content portion of a composite digital work including a plurality of content parts; and

b) electronically creating a description structure for said composite digital work , said description structure comprising a plurality of description blocks including usage rights associate with at least a corresponding at least one of said content parts, said usage right specifying a manner of use for the corresponding one of said content parts, said manner of use indicting one or more stated purposes for which the corresponding digital content portion can be at least one of used and distributed by an authorized user;

c) interpreting said usage rights with a device including a repository to determine if access to the digital content can be granted; and

d) storing said composite digital work in a repository, wherein said step (a) comprises the steps of;

a1) electronically creating a first content part of said composite digital work;

a2) electronically creating a second content part of said composite digital work; and

a3) combining said first content part and said second content part to form said content portion, said step (b) comprises;

b1) electronically creating a first description block including a first set of usage rights associated with said first content part;

b2) electronically creating a second description block including a second se of usage rights associated with said second content part; and

b3) electronically creating a third description block including a third set of usage rights associated with the combination of said first content part and said second content part,

said step (b) comprises linking said first description block, said second description block and said third description block in a manner corresponding to the organization of said composite digital work,

said step (d) comprises the steps of storing said description structure in a first storage device and storing said digital content portion in a second storage device,

said step of creating the third description block comprise specifying the third set of usage rights and storing the third set of usage rights in a control information part of said third description block, and

said third set of usage rights include a usage right indicating that no subsequent description blocks for specifying usage rights may be added to the description structure.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said step (a2) and (b2) comprise obtaining an existing digital work having a description block associated therewith as said second content part and said second description block.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein each of sad first description block said second description block and said third description block comprise a pointer to a corresponding content part stored in said second storage device and a control information part storing usage rights for said corresponding part of said content portion and wherein said step of creating a first description block comprises specifying the first set of usage rights and storing the firs set of usage rights in said control information part of said first description block.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said step of creating said second content part comprises extracting said second content part from an existing digital work.

5. A method for assigning usage rights to a composite digital having a digital content portion that includes a plurality of content parts that each correspond to an individual digital work, said method comprising:

a) electronically creating a description structure for said composite digital work, said description structure comprising a plurality of description blocks that each correspond to a content part of the composite digital work;

b) storing usage rights associated with a corresponding at least one of said content parts in the description blocks, said usage rights specifying a manner of use for the corresponding one of said content parts, said manner of use indicating one or more stated purposes for which the corresponding digital content portion can be at least one of used and distributed by an authorized user; and

c) interpreting said usage rights with a device including a repository to determine if access to the digital content can be granted,

wherein the composite digital work includes a first content part a second content part and wherein said step (a) comprises the steps of;

a1) electronically creating a first description block including a first set of usage rights associated with said first content part of said composite digital work;

a2) electronically creating a second description block including a second set of usage rights associated with said second content part of said composite digital work; and

a3) electronically creating a third description block including a third set of usage rights associated with a combination of said first content part and said second content part,

said first description block, said second description block and said third description block are linked in a manner corresponding to the organization of the composite digital work,

said step of creating a third description block comprises specifying the third et of usage rights and storing the third set of usage rights in a control information part of said third description block,

said third set of usage rights include a usage right indicating that no subsequent description blocks for specifying usage rights may be added to the description structure,

said composite digital work is stored in a repository,

said description structure is stored in a first storage device, and

said digital content portion is stored in a second storage device.

6. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein each of said first description block, said second description block and said third description block is comprised a pointer to a corresponding one of said content parts and comprise a control information part storing usage rights for said corresponding part of said content portion and wherein said step of creating a first description block for said first content part is further comprised of the step of specifying a the first set of usage rights and storing the first set of usage rights in said control information part of said first description block.

7. A system for controlling use of a composite digital work having usage rights, said system comprising:

a digital content portion including a plurality of content parts configured to be interpreted by a rendering device; and

a description structure for said composite digital work, said description structure comprising a plurality of description blocks including usage rights associated with at least a corresponding at least one of said content parts, said usage rights specifying a manner of use for the corresponding one of said content parts, said manner of use indicating one or more stated purposes for which the corresponding digital content portion can be at least one of used and distributed by an authorized user;

a device including a repository for interpreting said usage rights to determine if access to the digital content can be granted,

wherein the said digital content portion comprises a first content part of said composite digital work and a second content part of said composite digital work,

said description structure comprises a first description block including a first set of usage rights associated with said first content part, a second description block including a second set of usage rights associated with said second content part, and a third description block including a third set of usage rights associated with said first content part and said second content part in combination,

said first description block, said second description block and said third description block are linked in a manner corresponding to the organization of said composite digital work,

said third description block comprises the third set of usage rights stored in a control information part of said third description block,

said third set of usage rights include a usage right indicating that no subsequent description blocks for specifying usage rights may be added to the description structure,

said composite digital work is stored in a repository,

said description structure is stored in a first storage device, and

said digital content portion is stored in a second storage device,

8. The system as recited in claim 7, wherein said second content part comprises an existing digital work having a description block associated therewith.

9. The system as recited in claim 7, wherein each of said first description block, said second description block and said third description block comprise a pointer to a corresponding content part and a control information part storing usage rights for said corresponding part of said content portion.