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Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection

  • US 7,984,509 B2
  • Filed: 05/25/2007
  • Issued: 07/19/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method performed by a user'"'"'s electronic appliance, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by a processor included in the user'"'"'s electronic appliance, an electronic object, the electronic object including an encrypted piece of electronic content, the encrypted piece of electronic content including at least a first electronic fingerprint;

    receiving, by the processor, separately from the electronic object and via separate delivery, separately protected control information specifying one or more permitted uses of the piece of electronic content; and

    using, by the processor, at least in part, tamper-resistant hardware and/or software to decrypt the encrypted piece of electronic content and to enable the user to make at least one of the one or more permitted uses of the piece of electronic content, the at least one of the one or more permitted uses of the piece of electronic content including releasing the piece of electronic content in clear form with at least the first electronic fingerprint embedded therein.

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