Non-repudiation for digital content delivery
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1. A non-repudiation system for facilitating secure delivery of digital content to a remote user over a network, the system comprising:
- a content server adapted to deliver digital content requested by the user to a remote device over the network;
an input device adapted to receive user authentication data uniquely identifying the user; and
an authentication server adapted to receive the user authentication data from the input device for verifying the user'"'"'s identity and determining whether the user is authorized to receive the requested digital content, upon verifying the user'"'"'s identity and determining that the user is authorized to receive the requested digital content, the authentication server adapted to instruct the content server to deliver the requested content to the remote device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing digital rights are provided. Remote authentication of a user'"'"'s identity and the user'"'"'s right to receive digital content may be performed in an incontrovertible manner such that the user may not repudiate the transaction. User authentication may be performed in a manner that safeguards the user'"'"'s privacy and may be distributed across multiple communication channels or systems to provide additional assurance that remote users are in fact who they claim to be.
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1. A non-repudiation system for facilitating secure delivery of digital content to a remote user over a network, the system comprising:
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a content server adapted to deliver digital content requested by the user to a remote device over the network; an input device adapted to receive user authentication data uniquely identifying the user; and an authentication server adapted to receive the user authentication data from the input device for verifying the user'"'"'s identity and determining whether the user is authorized to receive the requested digital content, upon verifying the user'"'"'s identity and determining that the user is authorized to receive the requested digital content, the authentication server adapted to instruct the content server to deliver the requested content to the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for authenticating a recipient of digital content and recording a transaction in which digital content is delivered to the recipient in a manner that may not be repudiated by the recipient, the system comprising:
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an input put device for receiving a unique identifier associated with the recipient; an authentication server for analyzing the unique identifier to ensure that the recipient is authorized to receive digital content; a first communication channel for communicating the unique identifier to the authentication server; and a second communication channel, the authentication server adapted to confirm a request for digital content from the recipient over the second communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of recording a network transaction in which digital content requested by a user is delivered to a terminal device designated by the user such that the user'"'"'s request may not be repudiated by the user, the method comprising:
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receiving authentication data uniquely identifying the user over a first communication channel; verifying that the user is authorized to receive the requested digital content based on the received authentication data; confirming the request with the user over a second communication channel; and delivering the digital content to the device designated by the user over the network. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A network non-repudiation method of authenticating a remote user'"'"'s identity and determining whether the user is authorized to receive digital content requested by the user, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for digital content from the user; requesting a trusted third party to authenticate the user'"'"'s identity and determine whether the user is authorized to receive the requested digital content; receiving an authentication message from the trusted third party indicating that the user is authorized to received the requested digital content; and delivering the digital content to a designated device over the network in response to the authentication message. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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