System and method for federated rights management
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1. An electronic system for managing distribution of digital content comprising:
- a. an electronic central rights provider;
b. an electronic intermediate rights provider;
c. at least one electronic consumer device;
whereinsaid central rights provider that grants and transmit an electronic master license to said intermediate rights provider wherein said master license includes a right to create a child license for a set of digital content associated with said master license for transmission to said at least one electronic consumer device;
said intermediate rights provider that establishes an account domain comprising at least said consumer device wherein said consumer device registers with said intermediate rights provider by transmitting an identifier and a set of security credentials to said intermediate rights provider;
said intermediate rights provider that creates and transmit a unique account key to each of said registered consumer devices in a given account domain;
said intermediate rights provider that recieves a request for a set of digital content from a first registered consumer device;
said intermediate rights provider that creates an electronic child license according to said request and within a set of parameters dictated by said master license;
said intermediate rights provider that combines at least said child license, a set of account data associated with said first registered device requesting content, and said digital content in a digital rights package;
said intermediate rights provider that encrypts said digital rights package by using said account key;
said intermediate rights provider that transmits said encrypted package to said requesting device;
said intermediate rights provider that processes a charge associated with said request using said account data associated with said requesting device; and
said intermediate rights provider that transmits a set of settlement data associated with said charge to said central rights provider.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for a digital rights management system which enforces license rights by establishing an account domain of registered consumer devices which may each receive a decryption key to be used to decode digital content bought by any of the devices within the account domain. Such system further enables the decentralization of content sharing by establishing a network of trusted intermediate devices to manage licenses on end devices for a central rights provider.
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1. An electronic system for managing distribution of digital content comprising:
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a. an electronic central rights provider; b. an electronic intermediate rights provider; c. at least one electronic consumer device; wherein said central rights provider that grants and transmit an electronic master license to said intermediate rights provider wherein said master license includes a right to create a child license for a set of digital content associated with said master license for transmission to said at least one electronic consumer device; said intermediate rights provider that establishes an account domain comprising at least said consumer device wherein said consumer device registers with said intermediate rights provider by transmitting an identifier and a set of security credentials to said intermediate rights provider; said intermediate rights provider that creates and transmit a unique account key to each of said registered consumer devices in a given account domain; said intermediate rights provider that recieves a request for a set of digital content from a first registered consumer device; said intermediate rights provider that creates an electronic child license according to said request and within a set of parameters dictated by said master license; said intermediate rights provider that combines at least said child license, a set of account data associated with said first registered device requesting content, and said digital content in a digital rights package; said intermediate rights provider that encrypts said digital rights package by using said account key; said intermediate rights provider that transmits said encrypted package to said requesting device; said intermediate rights provider that processes a charge associated with said request using said account data associated with said requesting device; and said intermediate rights provider that transmits a set of settlement data associated with said charge to said central rights provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
said first registered consumer device may purchase and receive said digital rights package; said second registered consumer device may attempt to utilize content associated with said digital rights package without said child license; said second registered consumer device may query said intermediate rights provider to determine when said child license has been purchased by another registered consumer device in said account domain; and when said child license has been purchased by another registered consumer device in said account domain, then said intermediate rights provider may transmit said digital rights package to said second registered consumer device.
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