Controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback

• US 7,620,362 B2
• Filed: 12/04/2003
• Issued: 11/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Brown, Michael Wayne, Paolini, Michael A., Smith, Jr., Newton James, Wright, Jr., Cornell G.
• Primary Examiner(s): LEE, JOHN J
• Application Number:
  US10/728,163
• Publication Number:
  US 20050125221A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,175 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/3.06, 455/3.04, 455/403, 455/41.3, 455/556.1, 455/575.9, 455/550.1, 455/414.2, 455/406, 455/411, 455/412.1, 455/404, 455/432.1, 455/3.01, 455/3.03, 455/434, 4554561-4563, 455/3.05, 455/421, 455/452.1, 705/14, 705/59, 709/231, 709/217, 704/200.1, 704/270, 725/32
• US Class Current: 455/3.03
• 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 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0234 Rebates after completed purchase
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0239 Online discounts or incentives
• 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 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44231 Monitoring of peripheral device or external card, e.g. to detect processing problems in a handheld device or the failure of an external recording device configuring of peripheral devices in general G06F9/4411; reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network H04L12/2823; monitoring the status of connected device in data switched networks H04L43/0817
• 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 21/835 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

Abstract

A wireless broadcast of an electronic work with digital rights rules is received from a primary player at a secondary player. Synchronous play of the electronic work at the secondary player is enabled while the secondary player is within reception range of the primary player. A sample of the streamed electronic work with digital rights rules is stored at the secondary player. Responsive to detecting that the secondary player has moved outside reception range of the primary player, the secondary player only allows playback of the stored electronic work according to the digital rights rules.

Claims

1. A method for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback, comprising:

receiving a wireless broadcast of an electronic work with digital rights rules from a primary player at a secondary player, wherein said secondary player is a portable player moving into a wireless broadcast range of said primary player;

prompting a user at said secondary player to select at least one from among a synchronous playback of said electronic work and storage of a sample of said electronic work;

responsive to a selection by said user for said storage of said sample of said electronic work, storing said sample of said electronic work with digital rights rules at said secondary player; and

responsive to detecting said secondary player outside reception range of said primary player, only allowing playback of stored electronic work according to said digital rights rules.

2. The method according to claim 1 for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback, further comprising:

enabling synchronous play of said electronic work at said secondary player while said secondary player is within reception range of said primary player.

3. The method according to claim 1 for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback, further comprising:

wirelessly transmitting electronic work preferences of at least one user of said secondary player to said primary player, such that said broadcast electronic work is selected based on said electronic work preferences.

4. The method according to claim 1 for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback, further comprising:

recording a rating by at least one user of said secondary player, responsive to playback of said electronic work.

5. The method according to claim 1 for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback, further comprising:

receiving said broadcast of said electronic work, wherein said digital rights rules allow broadcast of said electronic work by said primary player.

6. The method according to claim 1 for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback, further comprising:

storing said broadcast of said electronic work with said digital rights rules at said secondary player, wherein said digital rights rules allow for broadcast of said electronic work by said secondary player.

7. The method according to claim 1 for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback wherein said electronic work is one from among a musical work, a textual work, a video work, and a film work.

8. The method according to claim 1 for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback wherein said digital rights rules are one from among a license to wirelessly broadcast said electronic work, a license to playback said sample of said electronic work a particular number of times, a license to playback only a portion of said sample of said electronic work, a license to playback said sample of said electronic work under a degraded quality, a license to playback said sample of said electronic work after a decryption key is obtained, a license to display context about said electronic work, and a license to display reviews of said electronic work.

9. The method according to claim 1 for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback further comprising:

receiving a context for said electronic work during said wireless broadcast of said electronic work; and

only enabling presentation of said context via an output interface of said secondary player according to said digital rights rules for said electronic work.

10. The method according to claim 1 for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback further comprising:

receiving said wireless broadcast of an electronic work with context data from a primary player at a secondary player; and

only allowing output of said context data according to said digital rights rules.

11. A method for controlling access to wirelessly broadcast electronic works during playback, comprising:

receiving a wireless broadcast of an electronic work with digital rights rules from a primary player at a secondary player, wherein said digital rights rules are one from among a license to wirelessly broadcast said electronic work, a license to playback a sample of said electronic work a particular number of times, a license to playback only a portion of said sample of said electronic work, a license to playback said sample of said electronic work under a degraded quality, a license to playback said sample of said electronic work after a decryption key is obtained, a license to display context about said electronic work, and a license to display reviews of said electronic work;

storing said sample of said electronic work with said digital rights rules at said secondary player; and

responsive to detecting said secondary player outside reception range of said primary player, only allowing playback of stored electronic work according to said digital rights rules.