Content rendering repository

• US 7,139,736 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2005
• Issued: 11/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. (Pendrell Corporation)
• Original Assignee: ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. (Pendrell Corporation)
• Inventors: Stefik, Mark J., Pirolli, Peter L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Abdi, Kambiz
• Application Number:
  US11/198,214
• Publication Number:
  US 20050273433A1
• Time in Patent Office: 470 Days
• Field of Search: 705 50- 59, 380/201, 707/9, 707/104.1, 713182-185
• US Class Current: 705/51
• 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 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: 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 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 63/062 for key distribution, e.g. centrally by trusted party cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving a central third party H04L9/0819
• 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 63/101 : Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 : Entity profiles
• 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 9/40 : Network security protocols
• 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 21/835 : Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 : Privileged access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 : Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A rendering method, system and software for use in a distributed system for managing use and rendering of content in accordance with usage rights associated therewith, and including a rendering device that renders the content; and a distributed repository coupled to the rendering device and including a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. The first mode of operation receives content from another distributed repository and enforces usage rights associated with the content and permits the rendering device to render the content in accordance with a manner of use specified by the usage rights. The second mode of operation requests the rendering of content received from another distributed repository. The distributed repository permits the content to be rendered only if a manner of use specified in the request corresponds to a manner of use specified in the usage rights.

Claims

1. A rendering system adapted for use in a distributed system for managing use of content, the rendering system being operative to rendering content in accordance with usage rights associated with the content, the rendering system comprising:

a rendering device configured to render the content; and

a distributed repository coupled to the rendering device and including a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation,

wherein the first mode of operation is operative to receive content from another distributed repository and enforce usage rights associated with the content and permit the rendering device to render the content in accordance with a manner of use specified by the usage rights, and

the second mode of operation is operative to request the rendering by the rendering device of the content received from said another distributed repository, and

the distributed repository is operative to permit the content to be rendered only if a manner of use specified in the request corresponds to a manner of use specified in the usage rights.

2. A rendering system as recited in claim 1, wherein the repository comprises means for storing the content.

3. A rendering system as recited in claim 1, further comprising means for storing the content.

4. A rendering system as recited in claim 2, wherein the means for storing is a means for storing ephemeral copies of the content.

5. A rendering system as recited in claim 1, wherein the rendering device comprises a computer system and the repository comprises software executed on the computer system.

6. A rendering system as recited in claim 1, further comprising an execution device coupled to the repository, the repository being further operative to permit the execution device to execute a computer program only in a manner specified by the usage rights.

7. A rendering system as recited in claim 1, wherein the content is a computer program and the manner of use is a manner of executing the computer program.

8. A rendering system as recited in claim 1, wherein the rendering device and the repository are integrated into a secure system having a secure boundary.

9. A rendering system as recited in claim 1, wherein the rendering device and the repository are separate devices.

10. A rendering system as recited in claim 1, wherein the usage rights include at least one condition that must be satisfied to exercise the manner of use, and wherein the system further comprises means for communicating with an authorization repository for authorizing a condition.

11. A rendering system as recited in claim 1, further comprising means for communicating with a master repository for obtaining an identification certificate for the repository.

12. A rendering system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a boundary containing the repository and the rendering device in a secure environment.

13. A rendering system as recited in claim 10, wherein the condition is possession of a digital ticket.

14. A rendering as recited in claim 1, wherein the content has plural parts having usage rights associated therewith and wherein the repository enforces the usage rights for each component.

15. A rendering system as recited in claim 2, wherein the repository comprises removable media.

16. A rendering system as recited in claim 3, wherein the means for storing comprises removable media.

17. A rendering system as recited in claim 1, wherein the system is implemented using one or more hardware and/or software devices.

18. A rendering system as recited in claim 1, wherein the content and the usage rights are in different files.

19. A rendering system as recited in claim 1, wherein the content and the usage rights are in the same file.

20. A rendering method adapted for use in a distributed system for managing use of content, and operative to render content in accordance with usage rights associated with the content, the method comprising:

configuring a rendering device to render the content;

configuring a distributed repository coupled to the rendering device to include a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation;

enforcing by the distributed repository usage rights associated with the content and permitting the rendering device to render the content in accordance with a manner of use specified by the usage rights, when in the first mode of operation;

requesting by the distributed repository access to content when in the second mode of operation, the request including requesting the rendering of the content by the rendering device; and

receiving by the distributed repository the request to render the content and permitting the content to be rendered only if a manner of use specified in the request corresponds to a manner of use specified in the usage rights.

21. A rendering method as recited in claim 20, wherein the repository comprises means for storing the content.

22. A rendering method as recited in claim 20, further comprising storing the content.

23. A rendering method as recited in claim 21, further comprising storing ephemeral copies of the content.

24. A rendering method as recited in claim 20, wherein the rendering device comprises a computer system and the repository comprises software executed on the computer system.

25. A rendering method as recited in claim 20, further comprising:

coupling an execution device to the repository; and

permitting by the repository the execution device to execute a computer program only in a manner specified by the usage rights.

26. A rendering method as recited in claim 20, wherein the content is a computer program and the manner of use is a manner of executing the computer program.

27. A rendering method as recited in claim 20, wherein the rendering device and the repository are integrated into a secure system having a secure boundary.

28. A rendering method as recited in claim 20, wherein the rendering device and the repository are separate devices.

29. A rendering method as recited in claim 20, wherein the usage rights include at least one condition that must be satisfied to exercise the manner of use, and the method further comprises communicating with an authorization repository for authorizing a condition.

30. A rendering method as recited in claim 20, further comprising communicating with a master repository for obtaining an identification certificate for the repository.

31. A rendering method as recited in claim 20, further comprising configuring a boundary containing the repository and the rendering device in a secure environment.

32. A rendering method as recited in claim 29, wherein the condition is possession of a digital ticket.

33. A rendering method as recited in claim 20, wherein the content has plural components having usage rights associated therewith and the method further comprises enforcing by the repository the usage rights for each component.

34. A rendering method as recited in claim 21, wherein the repository comprises removable media.

35. A rendering method as recited in claim 22, wherein the means for storing comprises removable media.

36. A rendering method as recited in claim 20, wherein the method is implemented using one or more hardware and/or software devices.

37. A rendering method as recited in claim 20, wherein the method is implemented using a computer readable medium including one or more computer readable instructions embedded therein and configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform the method.

38. A rendering method as recited in claim 20, wherein the content and the usage rights are in different files.

39. A rendering method as recited in claim 20, wherein the content and the usage rights are in the same file.

40. A computer readable medium including one or more computer readable instructions embedded therein for use in a distributed system for managing use of content, and operative to render content in accordance with usage rights associated with the content, the computer readable instructions configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform the steps of:

configuring a rendering device to render the content;

configuring a distributed repository coupled to the rendering device to include a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation;

enforcing by the distributed repository usage rights associated with the content and permitting the rendering device to render the content in accordance with a manner of use specified by the usage rights, when in the first mode of operation;

requesting by the distributed repository access to content when in the second mode of operation, the request including requesting the rendering of the content by the rendering device; and

receiving by the distributed repository the request to render the content and permitting the content to be rendered only if a manner of use specified in the request corresponds to a manner of use specified in the usage rights.

41. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, wherein the repository comprises means for storing the content.

42. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, wherein the computer readable instructions are configured to cause the one or more computer processors to perform the step of storing the content.

43. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 41, wherein the computer readable instructions are configured to cause the one or more computer processors to perform the step of storing ephemeral copies of the content.

44. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, wherein the rendering device comprises a computer system and the repository comprises software executed on the computer system.

45. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, wherein the computer readable instructions are configured to cause the one or more computer processors to perform the steps of:

coupling an execution device coupled to the repository; and

permitting by the repository the execution device to execute a computer program only in a manner specified by the usage rights.

46. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, wherein the content is a computer program and the manner of use is a manner of executing the computer program.

47. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, wherein the rendering device and the repository are integrated into a secure system having a secure boundary.

48. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, wherein the rendering device and the repository are separate devices.

49. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, wherein the usage rights include at least one condition that must be satisfied to exercise the manner of use, and the computer readable instructions are configured to cause the one or more computer processors to perform the step of communicating with an authorization repository for authorizing a condition.

50. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, wherein the computer readable instructions are configured to cause the one or more computer processors to perform the step of communicating with a master repository for obtaining an identification certificate for the repository.

51. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, wherein the computer readable instructions are configured to cause the one or more computer processors to perform the step of configuring a boundary containing the repository and the rendering device in a secure environment.

52. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 49, wherein the condition is possession of a digital ticket.

53. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, wherein the content has plural components having usage rights associated therewith and the computer readable instructions are configured to cause the one or more computer processors to perform the step of enforcing by the repository the usage rights for each component.

54. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 41, wherein the repository comprises removable media.

55. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 42, wherein the means for storing comprises removable media.

56. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, wherein the content and the usage rights are in different files.

57. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, wherein the content and the usage rights are in the same file.