System and method for supplying and managing usage rights based on rules
First Claim
1. A method for enforcing rights expressions specifying manners of use of an item, said method comprising:
- specifying by a potential recipient of an item a first rights expression indicating a first manner of use of said item proposed by said recipient;
specifying by a provider of said item a second rights expression indicating a second manner of use of said item proposed by said provider;
determining if there is a correspondence between said first fights expression and said second fights expression;
applying a rule to a determined correspondence between said first rights expression and said second rights expression to determine if said recipient should be granted said first manner of use of said item; and
granting said first manner of use to said recipient, if said rule determines that said recipient should be granted said first manner of use of said item.
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Abstract
A system and method for enforcing rights expressions specifying manners of use of an item, include specifying by a potential recipient of an item a first rights expression indicating a first manner of use of the item proposed by the recipient; specifying by a provider of the item a second rights expression indicating a second manner of use of the item proposed by the provider; determining if there is a correspondence between the first rights expression and the second rights expression; and applying a rule to a determined correspondence between the first rights expression and the second rights expression to determine if the recipient should be granted use of the item.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for enforcing rights expressions specifying manners of use of an item, said method comprising:
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specifying by a potential recipient of an item a first rights expression indicating a first manner of use of said item proposed by said recipient; specifying by a provider of said item a second rights expression indicating a second manner of use of said item proposed by said provider; determining if there is a correspondence between said first fights expression and said second fights expression; applying a rule to a determined correspondence between said first rights expression and said second rights expression to determine if said recipient should be granted said first manner of use of said item; and granting said first manner of use to said recipient, if said rule determines that said recipient should be granted said first manner of use of said item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for enforcing rights expressions specifying manners of use of an item, said system comprising:
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means for specifying by a potential recipient of an item a first rights expression indicating a first manner of use of said item proposed by said recipient; means for specifying by a provider of said item a second fights expression indicating a second manner of use of said item proposed by said provider; means for determining if there is a correspondence between said first rights expression and said second rights expression; means for applying a rule to a determined correspondence between said first rights expression and said second rights expression to determine if said recipient should be granted said first manner of use of said item; and means for granting said first manner of use to said recipient, if said rule determines that said recipient should be granted said first manner of use of said item. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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