Digital rights management of content when content is a future live event

• US 8,862,517 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2011
• Issued: 10/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. (Pendrell Corporation)
• Original Assignee: ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. (Pendrell Corporation)
• Inventors: Padhye, Tushar N., Roopa, M. S., Joshi, C. V., B. H., Basavaraj, Ray, Arun, Kanungo, Deepanjan, Nahidipour, Aram, Wang, Xin, Ta, Thanh, Raley, Michael, Lao, Guillermo, Chen, Eddie, Tadayon, Bijan, Kansal, Anant
• Primary Examiner(s): Augustin, Evens J
• Application Number:
  US13/329,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20120090018A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,030 Days
• Field of Search: 705/52
• US Class Current: 705/59
• 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 21/105 Arrangements for software license management or administration, e.g. for managing licenses at corporate level
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/62 Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2153 Using hardware token as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00086 Circuits for prevention of unauthorised reproduction or copying, e.g. piracy indicating unauthorised use of record carriers in general G11B23/28; scrambling for television signal recording H04N5/913; network architectures or network protocols for network security H04L63/00; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/0021 involving encryption or decryption of contents recorded on or reproduced from a record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/0071 involving a purchase action
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A method and system for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith including a point of capture system adapted to generate content of a future event when the event occurs, a content distributor adapted to generate a rights label having usage rights associated with content of the future event before the content is created, the rights label having a distribution key for encrypting the content as the content is generated, the distribution key being encrypted with a public key. The system also includes a license server adapted to generate a license associate with the content from the rights label before the content is generated, the license including the distribution key encrypted with the public key, and a content distributor adapted to distribute the license before the content is generated.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method executed by one or more computing devices for controlling use of future content, the future content being a recorded representation of a future event, the method comprising:

receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices before the future content is available, at least one rights offer associated with the future content, the at least one rights offer including at least one usage right specifying a manner of use of the future content that is enforceable by a repository;

selecting, by at least one of the one or more computing devices before the future content is available, one of the usage rights included in the rights offer;

requesting, by at least one of the one or more computing devices before the future content is available, generation of an authorization token associated with the future content, the authorization token being exchangeable for a right to access the future content when the future content becomes available and usable to authorize the granting of the selected usage right;

transmitting, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, device information and information identifying the authorization token, wherein the device information can be used to authenticate at least one of the one or more computing devices;

receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, an indication that the future content is available, wherein use of the future content in accordance with the selected usage right is controlled by a software application installed on at least one of the one or more computing devices; and

receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, a data stream representing the future content, wherein the software application processes the data stream in accordance with the selected usage right.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one rights offer includes a right to render the data stream representing the future content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one rights offer includes a right to store the data stream representing the future content and render the stored content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected usage right is specified in a license.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the future content becomes available upon the occurrence of the future event.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the software application is stored in a storage of at least one of the one or more computing devices.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more computing devices is operated within a streaming media system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the future content is available in plurality of formats, and wherein the step of selecting further includes selecting, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, a format appropriate for at least one of the one or more computing devices.

9. An apparatus for controlling use of future content, the future content being a recorded representation of a future event, the apparatus 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;

enable the receipt, before the future content is available, of at least one rights offer associated with the future content, the at least one rights offer including at least one usage right specifying a manner of use of the future content that is enforceable by a repository;

select, before the future content is available, one of the usage rights included in the rights offer;

request, before the future content is available, generation of an authorization token associated with the future content, the authorization token being exchangeable for a right to access the future content when the future content becomes available and usable to authorize the granting of the selected usage right;

transmit device information and information identifying the authorization token, wherein the device information can be used to authenticate the apparatus;

enable the receipt of an indication that the future content is available, wherein use of the future content in accordance with the selected usage right is controlled by a software application installed on the apparatus; and

enable the receipt of a data stream representing the future content, wherein the software application processes the data stream in accordance with the selected usage right.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one rights offer includes a right to render the data stream representing the future content.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one rights offer includes a right to store the data stream representing the future content and render the stored content.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the selected usage right is specified in a license.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the future content becomes available upon the occurrence of the future event.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the software application is stored in a storage after it is received.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus is operated within a streaming media system.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the future content is available in plurality of formats, and wherein the step of selecting further includes selecting a format appropriate for the rendering device.

17. A computer-implemented method executed by one or more computing devices for controlling use of future content, the future content being a recorded representation of a future event, the method comprising:

receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices before the future content is available, a request to generate an authorization token associated with the future content, the authorization token being exchangeable for a right to access the future content when the future content becomes available;

generating, by at least one of the one or more computing devices before the future content is available, the authorization token, the authorization token being usable to authorize the granting of a selected usage right, the selected usage right specifying a manner of use of the future content that is enforceable by a repository, the selected usage right further being a usage right included in at least one rights offer associated with the future content;

receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, device information and information identifying the authorization token, wherein the device information can be used to authenticate a rendering device;

transmitting, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, an indication that the future content is available, wherein use of the future content in accordance with the selected usage right is controlled by a software application installed on the rendering device; and

transmitting, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, a data stream representing the future content, wherein the software application processes the data stream in accordance with the selected usage right.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one rights offer includes a right to render the data stream representing the future content.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one rights offer includes a right to store the data stream representing the future content and render the stored content.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the selected usage right is specified in a license.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the future content becomes available upon the occurrence of the future event.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein the rendering device is operated within a streaming media system.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein the future content is available in plurality of formats, and further comprising receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, a selection of a format appropriate for the rendering device.

24. A system for controlling use of future content, the future content being a recorded representation of a future event, the system 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;

enable the receipt, before the future content is available, of a request to generate an authorization token associated with the future content, the authorization token being exchangeable for a right to access the future content when the future content becomes available;

generate, before the future content is available, the authorization token, the authorization token being usable to authorize the granting of a selected usage right, the selected usage right specifying a manner of use of the future content that is enforceable by a repository, the selected usage right further being a usage right included in at least one rights offer associated with the future content;

enable the receipt of device information and information identifying the authorization token, wherein the device information can be used to authenticate a rendering device;

transmit an indication that the future content is available, wherein use of the future content in accordance with the selected usage right is controlled by a software application installed on the rendering device; and

transmit a data stream representing the future content, wherein the software application processes the data stream in accordance with the selected usage right.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the at least one rights offer includes a right to render the data stream representing the future content.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein the at least one rights offer includes a right to store the data stream representing the future content and render the stored content.

27. The system of claim 24, wherein the selected usage right is specified in a license.

28. The system of claim 24, wherein the future content becomes available upon the occurrence of the future event.

29. The system of claim 24, wherein the rendering device is operated within a streaming media system.

30. The system of claim 24, wherein the future content is available in plurality of formats, and wherein at least one of the one or more memories has 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 enable the receipt of a selection of a format appropriate for the rendering device.