Digital rights management of captured content based on capture associated locations

• US 8,185,959 B2
• Filed: 02/26/2008
• Issued: 05/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bellwood, Thomas A., Cohen, Gabriel A., Grigsby, Travis M., Paolini, Michael A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Popham, Jeffrey D
• Assistant Examiner(s): POTRATZ, DANIEL B
• Application Number:
  US12/037,287
• Publication Number:
  US 20090217344A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,547 Days
• Field of Search: 382/100, 726/1, 726/26, 713/176
• US Class Current: 726/26
• 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 21/16 Program or content traceability, e.g. by watermarking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/60 Digital content management, e.g. content distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/603 Digital right managament [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/64 Self-signed certificates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/103 applying security measure for protecting copy right protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment, e.g. protection the software providers copyright G06F21/10; data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; secrecy systems or subscription systems H04N7/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals

Abstract

When captured content is detected, the captured content is analyzed to determine whether any portion of the content is subject to digital rights management protection specified for content captured, where captured content is content captured independent of distribution of the content by an owner of at least one restricted element within the captured content. In response to determining that a portion of the captured content is subject to digital rights management protection, a database is queried to select at least one digital rights management rule associated with the portion and comprising at least one location based criteria. At least one relevant location is associated with the captured content. At least one digital rights management rule is applied to restrict usage of the captured content, with the at least one location based criteria specified by the at least one relevant location. In response to determining that the captured content is not subject to digital rights management protection, a certification is applied to the captured content designating a particular system that determined no portion of the captured content is subject to digital rights management protection.

Claims

1. A method of digital rights management of captured content, comprising:

analyzing captured content to determine whether a portion of the captured content is subject to digital rights management protection specified for content captured independent of distribution of at least one restricted element within the captured content by an owner of the at least one restricted element;

in response to determining that no portion of the captured content is subject to digital rights management protection, applying a certification to the captured content certifying a system identifier identifying a particular system that determined no portion of the captured content is subject to digital rights management protection;

in response to determining that the portion of the captured content is subject to digital rights management protection, querying a database to select at least one digital rights management rule associated with the portion and comprising at least one location based criteria;

controlling output of at least one identifier for each at least one restricted element identified in the captured content subject to the at least one digital rights management rule;

displaying a selectable option for a user to certify that the captured content does not comprise a particular restricted element from among the at least one restricted element;

in response to the user selecting to certify that the captured content does not comprise the particular restricted element;

submitting a separate certification stating the captured content does not comprise the particular restricted element, with the captured content, to a licensing service with a request for an adjustment of the at least one digital rights management rule, wherein the licensing service adjusts the at least one digital rights management rule and monitors whether the usage of the captured content by the user matches the certification statement; and

embedding the separate certification in the captured content, wherein the certification defines permitted usage of the captured content by an additional device receiving the captured content; and

in response to the user not selecting to certify that the captured content does not comprise the particular restricted element;

detecting at least one relevant location associated with the captured content; and

applying the at least one digital rights management rule with the at least one location based criteria specified by the at least one relevant location to restrict usage of the captured content.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein detecting at least one relevant location associated with the captured content further comprises:

detecting a location of an image capture device used for capturing the captured content comprising at least one image of the at least one restricted element.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein detecting at least one relevant location associated with the captured content further comprises:

detecting the at least one relevant location comprising a distance between a first position of the at least one restricted element and a second position of a device capturing the captured content comprising the at least one restricted element; and

analyzing at least one characteristic of the at least one restricted element within the captured content to approximate at least one distortion in the captured content comprising the at least one restricted element compared with the at least one restricted element at the first position based on the distance.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein detecting at least one relevant location associated with the captured content further comprises:

detecting a network address of a website originally comprising the captured content.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein applying the at least one digital rights management rule with the at least one location based criteria specified by the at least one relevant location to restrict usage of the captured content further comprises:

applying the at least one digital rights management rule specified for any content captured within a particular location detected in the at least one relevant location.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein applying the at least one digital rights management rule with the at least one location based criteria specified by the at least one relevant location to restrict usage of the captured content further comprises:

restricting usage of the captured content according to the applied at least one digital rights management rule with the at least one location based criteria specified by the at least one relevant location to at least one of storage of the captured content, use of the captured content by an application, and uploading the captured content to a web service.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein applying the at least one digital rights management rule with the at least one location based criteria specified by the at least one relevant location to restrict usage of the captured content, further comprises:

displaying the captured content with a filter selectively applied to the particular restricted element only to graphically modify the particular restricted element within the displayed captured content in compliance with the at least one digital rights management rule.

8. A system for digital rights management of captured content, comprising:

a content management enabled device operative to receive captured content;

a content analysis controller operative to analyze the captured content to determine whether a portion of the content is subject to digital rights management protection specified for content captured independent of distribution of at least one restricted element within the captured content by an owner of the at least one restricted element;

a captured content rights controller, responsive to the content analysis controller determining that no portion of the captured content is subject to digital rights management protection, operative to apply a certification to the captured content certifying a system identifier identifying the content analysis controller that determined no portion of the captured content is subject to digital rights management protection;

the captured content rights controller, responsive to the content analysis controller determining that the portion of the captured content is subject to digital rights management protection, operative to query a database to select at least one digital rights management rule associated with the portion and comprising at least one location based criteria;

the captured content rights controller operative to output of at least one identifier for each at least one restricted element identified in the captured content subject to the at least one digital rights management rule;

the captured content rights controller operative to display a selectable option for a user to certify that the captured content does not comprise a particular restricted element from among the at least one restricted element;

the captured content rights controller, responsive to the user selecting to certify that the captured content does not comprise the particular restricted element;

operative to submit a separate certification stating the captured content does not comprise the particular restricted element, with the captured content, to a licensing service with a request for an adjustment of the at least one digital rights management rule, wherein the licensing service adjusts the at least one digital rights management rule and monitors whether the usage of the captured content by the user matches the certification statement; and

operative to embed the separate certification in the captured content, wherein the certification defines permitted usage of the captured content by an additional device receiving the captured content,

the location detector, responsive to the user not selecting to certify that the captured content does not comprise the particular restricted element, operative to detect at least one relevant location associated with the captured content; and

the captured content rights controller, responsive to the user not selecting to certify that the captured content does not comprise the particular restricted element, operative to apply the at least one digital rights management rule with the at least one location based criteria specified by the at least one relevant location received from the location detector to restrict usage of the captured content.

9. The system according to claim 8, further comprising the location detector operative to detect a location of an image capture device used for capturing the captured content comprising at least one image of the at least one restricted element.

10. The system according to claim 8, further comprising:

the location detector operative to detect the at least one relevant location comprising a distance between a first position of the at least one restricted element and a second position of a device capturing the captured content comprising the at least one restricted element; and

the location detector operative to analyze at least one characteristic of the at least one restricted element within the captured content to approximate at least one distortion in the captured content comprising the at least one restricted element compared with the at least one restricted element at the first position based on the distance.

11. The system according to claim 8, further comprising the location detector operative to detect a network address of a website originally comprising the captured content.

12. The system according to claim 8, further comprising the captured content rights controller operative to apply the at least one digital rights management rule specified for any content captured within a particular location detected in the at least one relevant location.

13. The system according to claim 8, further comprising the captured content rights controller operative to restrict usage of the captured content according to the applied at least one digital rights management rule with the at least one location based criteria specified by the at least one relevant location to at least one of storage of the captured content, use of the captured content by an application, and uploading the captured content to a web service.

14. A program product comprising a non-transitory storage-type computer-usable medium including a computer-readable program for digital rights management of captured content, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

analyze captured content to determine whether a portion of the content is subject to digital rights management protection specified for content captured independent of distribution of at least one restricted element within the captured content by an owner of the at least one restricted element;

in response to determining that no portion of the captured content is subject to digital rights management protection, apply a certification to the captured content certifying a system identifier identifying a particular system that determined no portion of the captured content is subject to digital rights management protection;

in response to determining that the portion of the captured content is subject to digital rights management protection, query a database to select at least one digital rights management rule associated with the portion and comprising at least one location based criteria;

control output of at least one identifier for each at least one restricted element identified in the captured content subject to the at least one digital rights management rule;

display a selectable option for a user to certify that the captured content does not comprise a particular restricted element from among the at least one restricted element;

in response to the user selecting to certify that the captured content does not comprise the particular restricted element;

submit a separate certification stating the captured content does not comprise the particular restricted element, with the captured content, to a licensing service with a request for an adjustment of the at least one digital rights management rule, wherein the licensing service adjusts the at least one digital rights management rule and monitors whether the usage of the captured content by the user matches the certification statement; and

embed the separate certification in the captured content, wherein the certification defines permitted usage of the captured content by an additional device receiving the captured content; and

in response to the user not selecting to certify that the captured content does not comprise the particular restricted element;

detect at least one relevant location associated with the captured content; and

apply the at least one digital rights management rule with the at least one location based criteria specified by the at least one relevant location to restrict usage of the captured content.

15. The program product according to claim 14, wherein the computer-readable program is transmitted over a network.

16. The program product according to claim 14, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on the computer further causes the computer to:

detect a location of an image capture device used for capturing the captured content comprising at least one image of the at least one restricted element.

17. The program product according to claim 14, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on the computer further causes the computer to:

detect the at least one relevant location comprising a distance between a first position of the at least one restricted element and a second position of a device capturing the captured content comprising the at least one restricted element; and

analyze at least one characteristic of the at least one restricted element within the captured content to approximate at least one distortion in the captured content comprising the at least one restricted element compared with the at least one restricted element at the first position based on the distance.

18. The program product according to claim 14, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on the computer further causes the computer to:

detect a network address of a website originally comprising the captured content.

19. The program product according to claim 14, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on the computer further causes the computer to:

apply the at least one digital rights management rule specified for any content captured within a particular location detected in the at least one relevant location.

20. A system for digital rights management of captured content, comprising:

a content management enabled device comprising means for receiving captured content;

a content analysis controller comprising means for analyzing the captured content to determine whether a portion of the content is subject to digital rights management protection specified for content captured independent of distribution of at least one restricted element within the captured content by an owner of the at least one restricted element;

a captured content rights controller, responsive to the content analysis controller determining that no portion of the captured content is subject to digital rights management protection, comprising means for applying a certification to the captured content certifying a system identifier identifying the content analysis controller that determined no portion of the captured content is subject to digital rights management protection;

the captured content rights controller, responsive to the content analysis controller determining that the portion of the captured content is subject to digital rights management protection, comprising means for querying a database to select at least one digital rights management rule associated with the portion and comprising at least one location based criteria;

the captured content rights controller comprising means for outputting of at least one identifier for each at least one restricted element identified in the captured content subject to the at least one digital rights management rule;

the captured content rights controller comprising means for displaying a selectable option for a user to certify that the captured content does not comprise a particular restricted element from among the at least one restricted element;

the captured content rights controller, responsive to the user selecting to certify that the captured content does not comprise the articular restricted element comprising;

means for submitting a separate certification stating the captured content does not comprise the particular restricted element, with the captured content, to a licensing service with a request for an adjustment of the at least one digital rights management rule, wherein the licensing service adjusts the at least one digital rights management rule and monitors whether the usage of the captured content by the user matches the certification statement; and

means for embedding the separate certification in the captured content, wherein the certification defines permitted usage of the captured content by an additional device receiving the captured content;

the location detector, responsive to the user not selecting to certify that the captured content does not comprise the particular restricted element, comprising means for detecting at least one relevant location associated with the captured content; and

the captured content rights controller, responsive to the user not selecting to certify that the captured content does not comprise the particular restricted element, comprising means for applying the at least one digital rights management rule with the at least one location based criteria specified by the at least one relevant location received from the location detector to restrict usage of the captured content.