Electronic media distribution systems
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1. A method for sharing information, comprising:
- receiving, with a server device, a content policy from a sender device, the content policy comprising digital rights management controls for content to be transferred from the server device to a recipient device;
confirming, with the server device, that the recipient device comprises hardware and/or software necessary to enforce the digital rights management controls for the content per the content policy;
in response to said confirming, sending the content and the content policy from the server device to the recipient device that enforces the digital rights management controls for the content per the content policy; and
configuring the recipient device for redistribution of the content on a limited use basis.
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Abstract
A system and method for sharing electronic content. A sending user can specify one or more criteria that a recipient memory device must have to store the content. The sending user can also specify a digital rights management control that can be associated with the content. The content can be transferred to the recipient if the recipient memory device has the specified properties. Software at the recipient can ensure that the content is handled in accordance with the digital rights management controls specified by the sender.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for sharing information, comprising:
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receiving, with a server device, a content policy from a sender device, the content policy comprising digital rights management controls for content to be transferred from the server device to a recipient device; confirming, with the server device, that the recipient device comprises hardware and/or software necessary to enforce the digital rights management controls for the content per the content policy; in response to said confirming, sending the content and the content policy from the server device to the recipient device that enforces the digital rights management controls for the content per the content policy; and configuring the recipient device for redistribution of the content on a limited use basis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for sharing information, comprising:
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receiving, with a server device, a content policy from a sender device, the content policy comprising digital rights management controls for content to be transferred from the server device to a recipient device; confirming, with the server device, that the recipient device comprises hardware and/or software necessary to enforce the digital rights management controls for the content per the content policy; in response to said confirming, sending the content and the content policy from the server device to the recipient device that enforces the digital rights management controls for the content per the content policy; confirming that the content has been received by the recipient device and that the content policy has been applied by the recipient device; and in response to said confirming that the content has been received by the recipient device and that the content policy has been applied by the recipient device, sending a cryptographic key to the recipient device that is operable to decrypt the content. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for sharing information, including:
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receiving, with a server device, instructions from a sender device to transfer content to a recipient device; receiving, with the server device, a content policy from the sender device, the content policy comprising digital rights management controls for the content to be transferred to the recipient device; sending the content and the content policy from the server to the recipient device that comprises hardware and/or software necessary to enforce the digital rights management controls for the content per the content policy; and disabling the content on the sender device after sending the content to the recipient device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for sharing information, including:
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receiving, with a server device, instructions from a sender device to transfer content to a recipient device; receiving, with the server device, a content policy from the sender device, the content policy comprising digital rights management controls for the content to be transferred to the recipient device; sending the content, the content policy, and an advertisement from the server to the recipient device that comprises hardware and/or software necessary to enforce the digital rights management controls for the content per the content policy; and rendering, with the recipient device, the advertisement based on use of the content by the recipient device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a plurality of instructions stored therein, wherein the plurality of instructions, in response to being executed, configure a computing device to:
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confirm that a recipient device comprises hardware and/or software necessary to enforce digital rights management controls of a content policy for content that is to be sent to the recipient device; send the content and the content policy to the recipient device in response to confirming that the recipient device comprises hardware and/or software necessary to enforce the digital rights management controls for the content per the content policy; configure the recipient device for redistribution of the content to other recipient devices based on the content policy; and collect fees for the redistributed copies. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A computing device, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive, from a network, a request to transfer content to a recipient device; a processor configured to; confirm that a recipient device comprises hardware and/or software necessary to enforce digital rights management controls for the content per a content policy; send, via the interface, the content and the content policy to the recipient device in response to confirming that the recipient device comprises hardware and/or software necessary to enforce the digital rights management controls for the content per the content policy; confirm that the content has been received by the recipient device and that the content policy has been applied by the recipient device; and send, via the interface, a cryptographic key to the recipient device that is operable to decrypt the content in response to determining that the content has been received by the recipient device and that the content policy has been applied by the recipient device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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