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Trusted infrastructure support systems, methods and techniques for secure electronic commerce electronic transactions and rights management

  • US 8,590,056 B2
  • Filed: 11/02/2010
  • Issued: 11/19/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at an electronic appliance of an end user, an electronic secure container including one or more digital properties and associated controls, the associated controls indicating one or more permitted uses of the one or more digital properties;

    making at least one use of at least one of the one or more digital properties, the at least one use being made in accordance with the associated controls, the associated controls being enforced by a protected processing environment running on the end user'"'"'s electronic appliance;

    storing information relating to the at least one use;

    automatically effectuating enhanced usage permissions of the one or more digital properties for the end user in exchange for collecting additional or more finely-grained auditing information; and

    sending auditing information to a remote site for use in compensating a holder of rights in the at least one of the one or more digital properties.

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