System and method for granting access to an item or permission to use an item based on configurable conditions
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for processing plural rights expressions associated with an item for use in a system for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expressions, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to use the item, the item having associated rights expressions governing use of the item;
returning one or more rights expressions including one or more conditions that must be satisfied in order to use the item; and
processing the returned rights expressions in a manner to facilitate selection of the returned rights expressions in order to use the item in accordance with the selected rights expressions, and including;
prioritizing the returned rights expressions based on the one or more conditions of the returned rights expressions, so as to facilitate selection of the returned rights expressions.
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Abstract
A method, system, device, and computer program product for processing plural rights expressions associated with an item for use in a system for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expressions, including receiving a request to use an item, the item having associated rights expressions governing use of the item; returning one or more rights expressions including conditions that must be satisfied in order to use the item; and processing the returned rights expressions in a manner to facilitate selection of the returned rights expressions in order to use the item in accordance with the selected rights expressions.
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37 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for processing plural rights expressions associated with an item for use in a system for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expressions, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to use the item, the item having associated rights expressions governing use of the item; returning one or more rights expressions including one or more conditions that must be satisfied in order to use the item; and processing the returned rights expressions in a manner to facilitate selection of the returned rights expressions in order to use the item in accordance with the selected rights expressions, and including; prioritizing the returned rights expressions based on the one or more conditions of the returned rights expressions, so as to facilitate selection of the returned rights expressions. - 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)
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36. A system for processing plural rights expressions associated with an item for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expressions, the system comprising:
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a computing device configured to receive a request to use the item, the item having associated rights expressions governing use of the item; a computing device configured to return one or more rights expressions including one or more conditions that must be satisfied in order to use the item; and a computing device configured to process the returned rights expressions in a manner to facilitate selection of the returned rights expressions in order to use the item in accordance with the selected rights expressions, and including; a computing device configured to prioritize the returned rights expressions based on the one or more conditions of the returned rights expressions, so as to facilitate selection of the returned rights expressions.
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37. A device for processing plural rights expressions associated with an item for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expressions, the device comprising:
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a computing device configured to receive a request to use the item, the item having associated rights expressions governing use of the item; a computing device configured to return one or more rights expressions including one or more conditions that must be satisfied in order to use the item; and a computing device configured to process the returned rights expressions in a manner to facilitate selection of the returned rights expressions in order to use the item in accordance with the selected rights expressions, and including; a computing device configured to prioritize the returned rights expressions based on the one or more conditions of the returned rights expressions, so as to facilitate selection of the returned rights expressions.
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