Access control
First Claim
1. A method of controlling access to playable content, the method comprising the steps ofreceiving a request to access playable content having a plurality of associated access criteria,receiving a plurality of credentials, said credentials being issued by at least one credential provider,performing a matching process to compare the credentials to the access criteria, andallowing access to the playable content is permitted if the access criteria are met by a logical combination of the plurality of credentials.
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Abstract
A method of controlling access to playable content. The disclosed method includes receiving a request to access playable content having a plurality of associated access criteria, receiving a plurality of credentials, performing a matching process to compare the credentials to the access criteria, and allowing access to the playable content is permitted if the access criteria are met by a logical combination of the plurality of credentials.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of controlling access to playable content, the method comprising the steps of
receiving a request to access playable content having a plurality of associated access criteria, receiving a plurality of credentials, said credentials being issued by at least one credential provider, performing a matching process to compare the credentials to the access criteria, and allowing access to the playable content is permitted if the access criteria are met by a logical combination of the plurality of credentials.
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10. A content provider system operable to supply playable content to a user system, the content provider system including:
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means operable to receive a request from the user system to access playable content having a plurality of associated access criteria, means for receiving a plurality of credentials from the user system, the credentials having been previously transmitted by at least one credential provider to said user system, means for performing a matching process to compare the credentials to the access criteria, and means for allowing access to the playable content if the access criteria are met by a logical combination of the plurality of credentials.
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11. A method of controlling access to playable content by a user, the user performing the steps of;
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acquiring a plurality of credentials from at least one credential provider, requesting playable content from a content provider, the playable content having a plurality of associated access criteria, and supplying the plurality of credentials to a matching process, the matching process comprising the step of comparing the credentials to the access criteria, the user being permitted to access the playable content if the access criteria are met by a logical combination of the plurality of credentials. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling access to media content by a user from a content provider, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting at least one request from the user for at least one credential from at least one credential provider system, the at least one request being accompanied or associated with user characteristic information to allow the at least one credential provider system to verify that the user is entitled to a requested credential, and if so entitled, transmitting the requested credential to the user; receiving a request from the user at the content provider to access media content having a plurality of associated access criteria, at least of of said associated access criteria being that the user have an appropriate credential supplied by at least one credential provider; transmitting a request for said appropriate credential to said user; the user transmitting the requested appropriate credential, which the user previously obtained from one of said at least one credential provider, to said content provider; receiving the requested credential from the user, performing a matching process to compare the requested credential to the access criteria, and allowing access to the media content is permitted if the requested credential matches the access criteria. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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