Digital works having usage rights and method for creating the same

• US 7,225,160 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2001
• Issued: 05/29/2007
• 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. T., Merkle, Ralph C.
• Primary Examiner(s): AUGUSTIN, EVENS J
• Application Number:
  US10/015,951
• Publication Number:
  US 20020128972A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,989 Days
• Field of Search: 705 50- 59, 380/201, 707/9, 707/104.1, 713182-186
• US Class Current: 705/51
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0046 with a releasable handle; with handle and operating part separable for prosthetic joint-implanting tools A61F2/4603
• 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 data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for commerce, e.g. marketing, shopping, billing, auctions or e-commerce G06Q30/00
• 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

Digital work adapted to be distributed within a system for controlling at least one of the distribution and use of digital works. The digital work includes: digital content representing a portion of a digital work suitable for being rendered by a rendering device and usage rights associated with the digital content. The usage rights specify a manner of use indicating one or more stated purposes for which the digital work can be at least one of used and distributed by an authorized party.

Claims

1. A computer readable medium having embedded thereon a digital work adapted to be distributed within a system for controlling use of digital works, said digital work comprising:

a digital content portion that is renderable by a rendering device;

a usage rights portion associated with said digital content portion and comprising one or more computer readable instructions configured to permit or prohibit said rendering device to render said digital content portion, said usage rights portion being expressed as statements from a usage rights language having a grammar defining a valid sequence of symbols, and specifying a manner of use relating to one or more purposes for which the digital work can be used by an authorized party; and

a description structure comprising a plurality of description blocks, each of said description blocks comprising address information for at least one part of said digital work, and a usage rights part for associating one or more usage rights portions.

2. The digital work as recited in claim 1, wherein said usage rights portion further specifies status information indicating the status of the digital work.

3. The digital work as recited in claim 1, wherein said usage rights portion further specifies a usage fee associated with exercise of the manner of use, said usage fee comprising a fee type and fee parameters.

4. The digital work as recited in claim 3 wherein said fee type is a metered use fee and said fee parameters comprise a fee unit and a time unit.

5. The digital work as recited in claim 3 wherein said fee type is a mark-up fee and said fee parameters comprise a mark-up percentage.

6. The digital work as recited in claim 3 wherein said fee type is a scheduled fee and said fee parameters comprise time units and fee units.

7. The digital work as recited in claim 3 wherein said fee type is a per use fee and said fee parameter comprises a fee unit.

8. The digital work as recited in claim 3 wherein said fee type is a best price fee and said fee parameters comprise an identifier to identify said best price.

9. The digital work as recited in claim 1 wherein said digital content portion and said usage rights portion are stored on the same physical device.

10. The digital work as recited in claim 1, wherein said digital content portion and said usage rights portion are stored on different physical devices.

11. The digital work as recited in claim 1, wherein said description blocks further included one or more pointers to other description blocks.

12. A method for creating a digital work to be used in a system for use of the digital work, said method comprising:

obtaining a digital content portion that is renderable by a rendering device;

associating a usage rights portion with the digital content portion, the usage rights portion comprising one or more computer readable instructions configured to permit or prohibit said rendering device to render said digital content portion, said usage rights portion being expressed as statements from a usage rights language having a grammar defining a valid sequence of symbols, and specifying a manner of use relating to one or more purposes for which the digital work can be used by an authorized party;

describing said digital work by a description structure comprising a plurality of description blocks, each of said description blocks comprising address information for at least one part of said digital work, and a usage rights part for associating one or more usage rights portions; and

combining the digital content portion and the usage rights portion to create the digital work.

13. A method as recited in claim 12, wherein said combining step comprises storing the digital content portion and the usage rights portion on the same physical device.

14. A method as recited in claim 12, wherein said combining step comprises storing the digital content portion and the usage rights portion on different physical devices.

15. A method as recited in claim 12, wherein said usage rights portion further specifies a usage fee associated with exercise of the manner of use.

16. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein said usage fee comprises usage fee information including a fee type and fee parameters.

17. The method as recited in claim 16 wherein said fee type is a metered use fee and said fee parameters comprise a fee unit and a time unit.

18. The method as recited in claim 16 wherein said fee type is a per use fee and said fee parameters comprise a fee unit.

19. The method as recited in claim 18 wherein said fee type is a mark-up fee and said fee parameters comprise a mark-up percentage.

20. The method as recited in claim 16 wherein said fee type is a best price fee and said fee parameters comprise an identifier to identify the best price.

21. The method as recited in claim 16 wherein said fee type is a scheduled fee and said fee parameters comprise time units and fee units.

22. A method as recited in claim 12, wherein said description blocks further include one or more pointers to other description blocks.

23. A computer readable medium having embedded thereon a digital work adapted to be distributed within a system for controlling use of digital works, said digital work comprising:

a digital content portion that is renderable by a rendering device;

a usage rights portion associated with said digital content portion and comprising one or more computer readable instructions configured to permit or prohibit said rendering device to render said digital content portion, said usage rights portion being expressed as statements from a usage rights language having a grammar defining a valid sequence of symbols, and specifying conditions relating to one or more purposes for which the digital work can be used by an authorized party; and

a description structure comprising a plurality of description blocks, each of said description blocks comprising address information for at least one part of said digital work, and a usage rights part for associating one or more usage rights portions.

24. A digital work as recited in claim 23, wherein the conditions relate to the number of copies of the digital work that are in use.

25. A digital work as recited in claim 23, wherein the conditions relate to the number of time units for which the digital work can be used.

26. A digital work as recited in claim 23, wherein the conditions relate to the revenue owner of the digital work.

27. A digital work as recited in claim 23, wherein the conditions relate to the publication date of the digital work.

28. A digital work as recited in claim 23, wherein the conditions relate to the history of the use and distribution of the digital work.

29. A digital work as recited in claim 23, wherein said description blocks further include one or more pointers to other description blocks.

30. A method for creating a digital work to be used in a system for controlling use of the digital work, said method comprising:

obtaining a digital content portion that is renderable by a rendering device;

associating a usage rights portion with the digital content portion, the usage rights portion comprising one or more computer readable instructions configured to permit or prohibit said rendering device to render said digital content portion, the usage rights portion being expressed as statements from a usage rights language having a grammar defining a valid sequence of symbols, and specifying conditions relating to one or more purposes for which the digital work can be used by an authorized party;

describing said digital work by a description structure comprising a plurality of description blocks, each of said description blocks comprising address information for at least one part of said digital work, and a usage rights part for associating one or more usage rights portions; and

combining the digital content portion and the usage rights portion to create the digital work.

31. A method as recited in claim 30, wherein said combining step comprises storing the digital content portion and the usage rights portion on the same physical device.

32. A method as recited in claim 30, wherein said combining step comprises storing the digital content portion and the usage rights portion on different physical devices.

33. A method as recited in claim 30, wherein the conditions relate to the number of copies of the digital work that are in use.

34. A method as recited in claim 30, wherein the conditions relate to the number of time units for which the digital work can be used.

35. A method as recited in claim 30, wherein the conditions relate to the revenue owner of the digital work.

36. A method as recited in claim 30, wherein the conditions relate to the publication date of the digital work.

37. A method as recited in claim 30, wherein the conditions relate to the history of the use and distribution of the digital work.

38. A method as recited in claim 30, wherein said description blocks further include one or more pointers to other description blocks.