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Method and apparatus for identifying installed software and regulating access to content

  • US 8,225,414 B2
  • Filed: 04/30/2003
  • Issued: 07/17/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for controlling use of content in accordance with usage rights associated with the content and determined in accordance with the environment of a user device, said system comprising:

  • means for receiving a request for secure content from a user device, the user device including a standard application program having a rendering engine capable of being accessed to render content;

    means for verifying the integrity of the environment of the user device, including the integrity of the rendering engine of the standard application program;

    means for retrieving the appropriate usage rights based upon the results of the verification of integrity; and

    means for rendering the content on the user device in accordance with the appropriate usage rights, wherein said means for rendering renders at least a portion of the content with the rendering engine of the standard application program of the user device.

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