Method and system for processing digital content according to a workflow
First Claim
1. A method of processing digital content following a workflow, the method comprising the steps, at a processing device of:
- receiving the digital content;
receiving a license for the digital content, the license comprising workflow information about a process chain, which comprises a present node and a following node;
decrypting the license;
verifying if the processing device may process the content by verifying if the processing device corresponds to the present node; and
if the processing device may process the digital content;
processing the digital content to obtain processed content; and
generating a new license comprising updated workflow information, wherein the following node is set as a new present node.
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Abstract
A method of processing digital content following a workflow. A processing device receives the digital content and a license for the digital content, the license comprising workflow information about a process chain, which comprises a present node and a following node; decrypts the license; verifies if it may process the content by verifying if it corresponds to the present node. If the processing device may process the digital content, it processes the digital content to obtain processed content and generates a new license comprising updated workflow information, wherein the following node is set as a new present node. Also provided is a processing device.
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1. A method of processing digital content following a workflow, the method comprising the steps, at a processing device of:
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receiving the digital content; receiving a license for the digital content, the license comprising workflow information about a process chain, which comprises a present node and a following node; decrypting the license; verifying if the processing device may process the content by verifying if the processing device corresponds to the present node; and if the processing device may process the digital content; processing the digital content to obtain processed content; and generating a new license comprising updated workflow information, wherein the following node is set as a new present node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device for processing digital content following a workflow, the device comprising:
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a unit adapted to receive the digital content; a unit adapted to receive a license for the digital content, the license comprising workflow information about a process chain, which comprises a present node and a following node; a unit adapted to decrypt the license; a unit adapted to verify if the processing device may process the content by verifying if the processing device corresponds to the present node; a unit adapted to process the digital content to obtain processed content; and a unit adapted to generate a new license comprising updated workflow information, wherein the following node is set as a new present node. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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