System, apparatus, and media for granting access to and utilizing content

• US 8,671,461 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2012
• Issued: 03/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. (Pendrell Corporation)
• Original Assignee: ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. (Pendrell Corporation)
• Inventors: Stefik, Mark J., Pirolli, Peter L. T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoffman, Brandon
• Assistant Examiner(s): Song, Hee
• Application Number:
  US13/590,147
• Publication Number:
  US 20120317659A1
• Time in Patent Office: 568 Days
• Field of Search: 726/1, 726 26- 30, 705/1, 705/26, 705/27, 705/39, 705/50, 705/51, 705/54, 705/57, 705/59, 705/310, 713/176, 380/231
• US Class Current: 726/31
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0046 with a releasable handle; with handle and operating part separable
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/301 for introducing or steering flexible instruments inserted into the body, e.g. catheters or endoscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/031 torque limiting
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/376 using X-rays, e.g. fluoroscopy
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/30 Surgical robots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/37 Master-slave robots A61B34/35 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/0113 Mechanical advancing means, e.g. catheter dispensers
• 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 2211/007 Encryption, En-/decode, En-/decipher, En-/decypher, Scramble, (De-)compress
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2115 Third party
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2135 Metering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1235 with control of digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0185 Product, service or business identity fraud
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 : Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 : Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/184 : Intellectual property management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 : Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1403 : Architecture for metering, charging or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/146 : using digital cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1485 : Tariff-related aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1496 : involving discounts
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 : Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/603 : Digital right managament [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 : applying security measures for digital rights management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 : Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/45 : Network directories; Name-to-address mapping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 : wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0442 : wherein the sending and receiving network entities apply asymmetric encryption, i.e. different keys for encryption and decryption cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for public-key encryption H04L9/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0464 : using hop-by-hop encryption, i.e. wherein an intermediate entity decrypts the information and re-encrypts it before forwarding it
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0807 : using tickets, e.g. Kerberos cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 : using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 : for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 : Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 : Grouping of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 : Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/123 : received data contents, e.g. message integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3213 : using tickets or tokens, e.g. Kerberos network architectures or network communication protocols for entities authentication using tickets in a packet data network H04L63/0807
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3297 : involving time stamps, e.g. generation of time stamps
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 : Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23412 : for generating or manipulating the scene composition of objects, e.g. MPEG-4 objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 : Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 : Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26613 : for generating or managing keys in general key distribution for secret or secure communication involving central third party, e.g. key distribution center [KDC] or trusted third party [TTP] H04L9/083; network support of key management H04L63/06; key management for network security in communication control or processing H04W12/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 : Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6332 : directed to client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6377 : directed to server one-way streaming services wherein the source is controlled by the destination H04L65/613
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/835 : Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8355 : involving usage data, e.g. number of copies or viewings allowed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/83555 : using a structured language for describing usage rules of the content, e.g. REL
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/16 : Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 : Privileged access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 : Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

Apparatus, system, and media for utilizing content. An exemplary system comprises a first computing device and a second computing device, wherein the first computing device transmits a request for access to content to the second computing device, receives the content from the second computing device, and grants at least one permitted utilization of the content, and wherein the second computing device receives the request for access to content from the first computing device, determines whether the first second computing device is permitted to receive the content, grants access to the content based at least in part on the first computing device being permitted to receive the content, and transmits the content to the first computing device based at least in part on the first computing device being permitted to receive the content.

Claims

1. A system for utilizing content comprising:

a first computing device comprising one or more processors and one or more memories operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more processors of the first computing device; and

a second computing device comprising one or more processors and one or more memories operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more processors of the second computing device,

wherein the one or more memories of the first computing device have first instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors of the first computing device, cause at least one of the one or more processors of the first computing device to;

transmit a request for access to content to the second computing device;

receive the content from the second computing device; and

grant, subsequent to the content being received by the first computing device, at least one permitted utilization of the content, wherein the at least one permitted utilization corresponds to one or more usage rights associated with the content, and wherein granting the at least one permitted utilization includes enforcing, by at least one of the one or more processors of the first computing device according to the first instructions and subsequent to the content being received by the first computing device, at least one condition of the one or more usage rights that correspond to the at least one permitted utilization,

wherein the one or more memories of the second computing device have second instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors of the second computing device, cause at least one of the one or more processors of the second computing device to;

receive the request for access to content from the first computing device;

determine whether the first computing device is permitted to receive the content;

grant access to the content based at least in part on the first computing device being permitted to receive the content; and

transmit the content to the first computing device based at least in part on the first computing device being permitted to receive the content, and

wherein the one or more memories of the first computing device have the first instructions stored thereon prior to the content being received by the first computing device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first computing device is a client-side device and the second computing device is a server-side computing device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the utilization is rendering the content.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the utilization is distribution of the content.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the utilization is at least one of viewing, playing, printing, modifying, and copying.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the content is at least one of an electronic book, music, audio information, a multimedia presentation, a movie, a computer program, and video information.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first computing device is associated with at least one of a printer, a video system, and an audio system that utilizes the content.

8. At least one first computing device for utilizing content, the at least one first computing device comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause at least one of the one or more processors to;

transmit a request for access to content to at least one second computing device;

receive the content from the at least one second computing device based at least in part on the at least one second computing device determining that the at least one first computing device is permitted to receive the content and the at least one second computing device granting the at least one first computing device access to the content; and

grant, subsequent to the content being received by the at least one first computing device, at least one permitted utilization of the content, wherein the at least one permitted utilization corresponds to one or more usage rights associated with the content, and wherein granting the at least one permitted utilization includes enforcing, by the at least one first computing device according to the instructions and subsequent to the content being received by the at least one first computing device, at least one condition of the one or more usage rights that correspond to the at least one permitted utilization,

wherein the one or more memories of the at least one first computing device have the instructions stored thereon prior to the content being received by the at least one first computing device.

9. The at least one first computing device of claim 8, wherein the at least one first computing device is at least one client-side computing device and the at least one second computing device is at least one server-side computing device.

10. The at least one first computing device of claim 8, wherein the at least one first computing device is a single computing device.

11. The at least one first computing device of claim 8, wherein the utilization is rendering the content.

12. The at least one first computing device of claim 8, wherein the utilization is distribution of the content.

13. The at least one first computing device of claim 8, wherein the utilization is at least one of viewing, playing, printing, modifying, and copying.

14. The at least one first computing device of claim 8, wherein the content is at least one of an electronic book, music, audio information, a multimedia presentation, a movie, a computer program, and video information.

15. The at least one first computing device of claim 8, wherein the at least one first computing device is associated with at least one of a printer, a video system, and an audio system that utilizes the content.

16. At least one first computing device for controlling utilization of content, the at least one first computing device comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause at least one of the one or more processors to;

receive a request for access to content from at least one second computing device;

determine whether the at least one second computing device is permitted to receive the content;

grant access to the content based at least in part on the at least one second computing device being permitted to receive the content; and

transmit the content to the at least one second computing device based at least in part on the at least second computing device being permitted to receive the content,

wherein the at least one second computing device grants, subsequent to the content being received by the at least one second computing device, at least one permitted utilization of the content, the at least one permitted utilization corresponding to one or more usage rights associated with the content, and wherein granting the at least one permitted utilization by the at least one second computing device includes enforcing, by the at least one second computing device subsequent to the content being received by the at least one second computing device, at least one condition of the one or more usage rights that correspond to the at least one permitted utilization.

17. The at least one first computing device of claim 16, wherein the at least one first computing device is at least one server-side computing device and the at least one second computing device is at least one client-side computing device.

18. The at least one first computing device of claim 16, wherein the at least one first computing device is a single computing device.

19. The at least one first computing device of claim 16, wherein the utilization is rendering the content.

20. The at least one first computing device of claim 16, wherein the utilization is distribution of the content.

21. The at least one first computing device of claim 16, wherein the utilization is at least one of viewing, playing, printing, modifying, and copying.

22. The at least one first computing device of claim 16, wherein the content is at least one of an electronic book, music, audio information, a multimedia presentation, a movie, a computer program, and video information.

23. The at least one first computing device of claim 16, wherein the at least one second computing device is associated with at least one of a printer, a video system, and an audio system that utilizes the content.

24. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing:

first computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a first computing device, cause the first computing device to;

transmit a request for access to content to a second computing device;

receive the content from the second computing device; and

grant, subsequent to the content being received by the first computing device, at least one permitted utilization of the content, wherein the at least one permitted utilization corresponds to one or more usage rights associated with the content, and wherein granting the at least one permitted utilization includes enforcing, by the first computing device according to the first computer-readable instructions and subsequent to the content being received by the first computing device, at least one condition of the one or more usage rights that correspond to the at least one permitted utilization; and

second computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the second computing device, cause the second computing device to;

receive the request for access to content from the first computing device;

determine whether the first computing device is permitted to receive the content;

grant access to the content based at least in part on the first computing device being permitted to receive the content; and

transmit the content to the first computing device based at least in part on the first computing device being permitted to receive the content.

25. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the first computing device is a client-side device and the second computing device is a server-side computing device.

26. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the utilization is rendering the content.

27. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the utilization is distribution of the content.

28. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the utilization is at least one of viewing, playing, printing, modifying, and copying.

29. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the content is at least one of an electronic book, music, audio information, a multimedia presentation, a movie, a computer program, and video information.

30. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the first computing device is associated with at least one of a printer, a video system, and an audio system that utilizes the content.