Content rendering device with usage rights

• US 7,260,556 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2005
• Issued: 08/21/2007
• 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: Stefik, Mark J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Abdi; Kambiz
• Application Number:
  US11/109,741
• Publication Number:
  US 20060041512A1
• Time in Patent Office: 853 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1, 705 50- 59, 705/400, 713/155, 713/179, 713200-201, 380200-204
• US Class Current: 705/52
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• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/301 for introducing or steering flexible instruments inserted into the body, e.g. catheters or endoscopes
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• 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
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• 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
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• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
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• 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
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• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/603 : Digital right managament [DRM]
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• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 : Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
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• 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
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• 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 digital content rendering apparatus. A request is made to render stored digital content. The request is processed by a repository coupled to a rendering engine to permit rendering only for authorized request.

Claims

1. A system for controlling distribution and use of digital content in accordance with rights that are enforced by a repository, said system comprising:

a storage for storing digital content;

a communications network;

a first repository, comprising;

means for requesting access to the digital content stored in said storage; and

means for granting a manner of use of plural manners of use of requested digital content in accordance with rights specified for governing use of the requested digital content,

wherein the means for granting a manner of use of the requested digital content enforces the specified rights during use of the digital content, and

the means for granting a manner of use of the requested digital content is separate from the requested digital content; and

a second repository communicating with the first repository over the communications network, the second repository comprising;

means for determining whether the first repository is permitted to receive the digital content specified by a request from the first repository;

means for granting access to the digital content, if the first repository is permitted to receive the digital content specified by the request from the first repository; and

means for transmitting the digital content from the storage to the first repository only if the first repository is permitted to receive the digital content.

3. The system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a rendering device having a rendering engine coupled with the first repository for rendering the digital content.

4. The system as recited in claim 3, wherein said rendering device and said first repository are comprised within a personal computer.

5. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein

the first repository further comprises means for making a request for an authorization object required to be included within the first repository for the first repository to make the digital content available for use, the authorization object being further required during use of the digital content;

and

the second repository further comprises;

means for determining whether the request for an authorization object from the first repository should be granted; and

means for transmitting the authorization object to the first repository if the request for the authorization object from the first repository should be granted.

6. The system as recited in claim 5, wherein said authorization object includes a key from a master repository.

7. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said digital content is audio content.

8. The system as recited in claim 7, wherein said audio content is music.

9. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said digital content is video content.

10. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said means for requesting access comprises means for generating a requested manner of use of the digital content, and wherein said means for determining only grants access to the digital content if the requested manner of use corresponds to an authorized manner of use.

11. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the rights are specified by the second repository.

12. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the rights are embodied in software instructions which implement the use privileges for the rights.

13. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the first repository is coupled to a storage media, and the means for transmitting transmits the digital content from the storage to the storage media.

14. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the storage media is an optical disk.

15. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the storage media, the first repository, and the second repository are embodied in a single physical device.

16. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the digital content comprises a composite digital work comprising plural digital works.

17. The system as recited in claim 3, wherein the rendering device is a portable device.

18. The system as recited in claim 1, further comprising means for authorizing the first repository for making the digital content available for use, wherein the digital content can be made available for use only by an authorized repository, the means for authorizing the first repository comprising:

means for making a request for an authorization object required to be included within the repository to make the digital content available for use;

means for determining whether the request for an authorization object should be granted; and

means for transmitting the authorization object to the first repository if it is determined that the request for an authorization object should be granted.

19. The system as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

means for requesting rendering of the digital content;

means for determining whether the request for rendering should be granted; and

means for rendering the digital content by the first repository only if the determining step determines that the request for rendering should be granted.

20. The system as recited in claim 5, wherein said means for determining whether the request for an authorization object from the first repository should be granted comprises means for determining whether a maximum number of authorization objects have been transmitted.

21. The system as recited in claim 5, further comprising means for transferring the digital content in a protected form to the first repository if the first repository has an authorization object.

2. The system as recited in 1, wherein the first repository is comprised within a personal computer.

22. A method for controlling distribution and use of digital content in accordance with rights that are enforced by a repository, said method comprising:

requesting, with a first repository, access to the digital content stored in a storage;

granting, with the first repository and separately from the requested digital content, a manner of use of plural manners of use of requested digital content in accordance with rights specified for governing use of the requested digital content, including enforcing the specified rights during use of the digital content;

determining, with a second repository, whether the first repository is permitted to receive the digital content specified by a request from the first repository, the second repository communicating with the first repository over a communications network;

granting, with the second repository, access to the digital content, if the first repository is permitted to receive the digital content specified by the request from the first repository; and

transmitting, with the second repository, the digital content from the storage to the first repository only if the first repository is permitted to receive the digital content.

23. A system for controlling distribution and use of digital content in accordance with rights that are enforced by a repository, said system comprising:

a storage for storing digital content;

a communications network;

a first repository, comprising a first computing system with instructions to execute the steps of;

requesting access to the digital content stored in said storage; and

granting, separately from the requested digital content, a manner of use of plural manners of use of requested digital content in accordance with rights specified for governing use of the requested digital content,

wherein the first repository enforces the specified rights during use of the digital content; and

a second repository communicating with the first repository over the communications network, the second repository comprising a second computing system with instructions to execute the steps of;

determining whether the first repository is permitted to receive the digital content specified by a request from the first repository;

granting access to the digital content, if the first repository is permitted to receive the digital content specified by the request from the first repository; and

transmitting the digital content from the storage to the first repository only if the first repository is permitted to receive the digital content.