Methods and apparatus for title protocol, authentication, and sharing
First Claim
1. A rights-based network, comprising:
- at least one data store configured to store a plurality of title objects associated with a plurality of entities, each title object having previously been encoded with a representation of at least one right, each title object being configured to effect redemption of the at least one right by presentation of the title object to a title-enabled process in the network, each of selected ones of the title objects also having been previously encoded with an associated title object state; and
one or more computing devices in communication with the at least one data store, the one or more computing devices being configured to;
maintain an entry for each selected title object which is stored separately from the corresponding selected title object and which indicates validity of the corresponding selected title object when the entry is synchronized with the title object state of the corresponding selected title object;
authorize redemption of the rights and transfer of ownership of the selected title objects stored in the at least one data store by comparing the title object states and the corresponding separately stored entries; and
update both the separately stored entries and the title object states for corresponding selected title objects to correspond to new values in conjunction with any transaction involving the corresponding selected title objects that results in redemption of the at least one right encoded by the corresponding selected title objects or transfer of ownership of the corresponding selected title objects, thereby ensuring that only a single valid instance of each selected title object is in circulation in the network.
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Abstract
A title management apparatus resident on a first computer including a memory for storing a control program and data, and a processor for executing the control program and for managing the data. The apparatus includes a title object resident in the memory including a title structure, the title structure further comprising a content element, a set of attributes, and a set of title object security indicia. The apparatus further includes an authorization structure configured to selectively redeem the content element based at least in part on the user security indicia, and further configured to use a set of protocols. The apparatus also includes a title management structure configured to associate a user with the title object based at least in part on the user data and the title attributes.
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55 Claims
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1. A rights-based network, comprising:
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at least one data store configured to store a plurality of title objects associated with a plurality of entities, each title object having previously been encoded with a representation of at least one right, each title object being configured to effect redemption of the at least one right by presentation of the title object to a title-enabled process in the network, each of selected ones of the title objects also having been previously encoded with an associated title object state; and one or more computing devices in communication with the at least one data store, the one or more computing devices being configured to; maintain an entry for each selected title object which is stored separately from the corresponding selected title object and which indicates validity of the corresponding selected title object when the entry is synchronized with the title object state of the corresponding selected title object; authorize redemption of the rights and transfer of ownership of the selected title objects stored in the at least one data store by comparing the title object states and the corresponding separately stored entries; and update both the separately stored entries and the title object states for corresponding selected title objects to correspond to new values in conjunction with any transaction involving the corresponding selected title objects that results in redemption of the at least one right encoded by the corresponding selected title objects or transfer of ownership of the corresponding selected title objects, thereby ensuring that only a single valid instance of each selected title object is in circulation in the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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