Exchange mechanisms for digital information packages with bandwidth securitization, multichannel digital watermarks, and key management

• US 8,774,216 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2010
• Issued: 07/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wistaria Trading Inc.
• Original Assignee: Wistaria Trading Inc.
• Inventors: Moskowitz, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Moore, Ian N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Brian T
• Application Number:
  US12/892,900
• Publication Number:
  US 20110019691A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,379 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/468
• 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: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 1/0021 Image watermarking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 1/005 Robust watermarking, e.g. average attack or collusion attack resistant
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2201/0052 Embedding of the watermark in the frequency domain
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2201/0061 Embedding of the watermark in each block of the image, e.g. segmented watermarking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2201/0064 for copy protection or copy management, e.g. CGMS, copy only once, one-time copy
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 1/00 Secret communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/608 Watermarking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3247 involving digital signatures
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32144 embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8358 involving watermark protecting executable software by watermarking G06F21/16; image watermarking in general G06T1/0021; watermarks inserted in still images for transmission purposes H04N1/32144; inserting watermarks during video coding H04N19/467

Abstract

Responsibility can be established for specific copies or instances of copies of digitized multimedia content using digital watermarks. Management and distribution of digital watermark keys (e.g., private, semiprivate and public) and the extension of information associated with such keys is implemented to create a mechanism for the securitization of multimedia titles to which the keys apply. Bandwidth rights can be created to provide for a distributed model for digital distribution of content which combines the security of a digital watermark with efficient barter mechanisms for handling the actual delivery of digital goods. Distributed keys better define rights that are traded between transacting parties in exchanging information or content. More than one party can cooperate in adding distinguished watermarks at various stages of distribution without destroying watermarks previously placed in the content. Additionally, the amount of information which any one party must divulge to another party can be minimized, and “downstream” parties can be prevented from compromising or otherwise gaining control of watermarks embedded by “upstream” parties.

Claims

1. A method for managing digital information packets, comprising:

cryptographically generating a serialized set of values;

creating, using at least one digital processor, a first bandwidth securitization instrument, wherein said first bandwidth securitization instrument comprises first packet information that identifies a bandwidth resource and second packet information that identifies a first one of said serialized set of values, said first bandwidth securitization instrument defining bandwidth rights for transmitting digital data across said bandwidth resource;

forming, using said at least one digital processor, digital information packets by combining said digital data with said first bandwidth securitization instrument; and

determining a financial or pecuniary value for said first bandwidth securitization instrument based at least in part upon one or more of;

a minimum standard price;

a premium;

a failure probability;

an exercise period; and

a demand for said bandwidth resource.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying said bandwidth resource.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising generating third packet information that represents a temporal restriction on a transmission of digital data by said bandwidth resource.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating said first packet information.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating said second packet information.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating third packet information that represents a temporal restriction on a transmission of an amount of digital data across said bandwidth resource.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said bandwidth securitization instrument comprises said third packet information.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising associating said bandwidth securitization instrument with a digital information package.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising a processor inspecting said bandwidth securitization instrument in order to determine whether to transmit said digital information package across said bandwidth resource with said bandwidth rights.

10. A system for managing digital information packets, comprising:

a machine, comprising at least one digital processor, configured to cryptographically generate a serialized set of values;

said machine configured to create, using said at least one digital processor, a bandwidth securitization instrument comprising first packet information that identifies a bandwidth resource and second packet information that identifies a first one said serialized set of values, said bandwidth securitization instrument defining bandwidth rights for transmitting digital data across said bandwidth resource;

said machine, configured to form, using said at least one digital processor, digital information packets by combining at least said digital data with said bandwidth securitization instrument;

wherein said machine is configured to associate said bandwidth securitization instrument with a work; and

wherein said machine is configured to use a processor to inspect said bandwidth securitization instrument in order to determine whether to transmit said work across said bandwidth resource with said bandwidth rights.

11. A method for managing distribution of digital information packages, comprising:

cryptographically generating a serialized set of values;

storing in a storage medium of a machine, in non transitory form, a digital information package, said digital information package comprising at least one of a passive work and an interactive work, and at least one bandwidth securitization instrument, wherein said at least one bandwidth securitization instrument comprises one of said serialized set of values;

wherein said at least one bandwidth securitization instrument represents a bandwidth right to transmit data across a bandwidth resource;

receiving in said machine a request for said digital information package;

inspecting said at least one bandwidth securitization instrument in response to said request;

creating, using at least one digital processor, said at least one bandwidth securitization instrument comprising first packet information that identifies said bandwidth resource and second packet information that identifies said one of said serialized set of values;

forming, using said at least one digital processor, digital information packets by combining at least said at least one of a passive work and an interactive work with said bandwidth securitization instrument; and

using said at least one digital processor and said at least one bandwidth securitization instrument, to transmit at least part of said digital information package across a specific allocation of telecommunications bandwidth.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising determining whether to transmit from said machine said digital information package across said bandwidth resource based upon results of the inspecting.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said at least one bandwidth securitization instrument represents a right to transmit a predetermined amount of data across at least one bandwidth resource during a duration period.

14. The method of claim 11 further comprising encoding, using an encoder, with a digital watermark or unique identifier, said digital information package.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

attaching, using a processor, to said at least one of a passive work and an interactive work, information regarding the at least one bandwidth securitization instrument.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising encoding, using an encoder, with a digital watermark, said digital information package.