US7206765B2
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System and method for supplying and managing usage rights based on rules
Assignee: Contentguard Holdings Inc
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Filing: 2003-06-03
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Granted: 2007-04-17
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Expires: 2023-06-03
Abstract
Abstract A system and method for enforcing rights expressions specifying manners of use of an item, include specifying by a potential recipient of an item a first rights expression indicating a first manner of use of the item proposed by the recipient; specifying by a provider of the item a second rights expression indicating a second manner of use of the item proposed by the provider; determining if there is a correspondence between the first rights expression and the second rights expression; and applying a rule to a determined correspondence between the first rights expression and the second rights expression to determine if the recipient should be granted use of the item.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles P. Gilliam
- 👤 Bijan Tadayon
- 👤 Xin Wang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:02
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L63/00; H04L63/04; H04L63/0428; G; G06; G06F; G06F21/00; G06F21/10; G06Q; G06Q40/00; G06Q40/12; G06Q40/123; H04L63/08; H04L63/0807; H04L63/10; H04L2463/00; H04L2463/101; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99939; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for enforcing rights expressions specifying manners of use of an item, said method comprising: specifying by a potential recipient of an item a first rights expression indicating a first manner of use of said item proposed by said recipient; specifying by a provider of said item a second rights expression indicating a second manner of use of said item proposed by said provider; determining if there is a correspondence between said first fights expression and said second fights expression; applying a rule to a determined correspondence between said first rights expression and said second rights expression to determine if said recipient should be granted said first manner of use of said item; and granting said first manner of use to said recipient, if said rule determines that said recipient should be granted said first manner of use of said item.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for enforcing rights expressions specifying manners of use of an item, said method comprising: specifying by a potential recipient of an item a first rights expression indicating a first manner of use of said item proposed by said recipient; specifying by a provider of said item a second rights expression indicating a second manner of use of said item proposed by said provider; determining if there is a correspondence between said first fights expression and said second fights expression; applying a rule to a determined correspondence between said first rights expression and said second rights expression to determine if said recipient should be granted said first manner of use of said item; and granting said first manner of use to said recipient, if said rule determines that said recipient should be granted said first manner of use of said item.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said rule is to grant said first manner of use of said item by said recipient if said correspondence is within a range.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said method further comprises: denying said first manner of use of said item by said recipient if there is no correspondence between said first rights expression and said second rights expression.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said rule is to grant a manner of partial use of said item by said recipient if said correspondence is partial.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said first rights expression and said second rights expression include respective conditions for respective of said first and second manners of use of said item, and said determining step further comprises: matching said respective conditions between said first fights expression and said second rights expression to determine said correspondence.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein said respective conditions include respective ranges and said determining step further comprises: matching said respective ranges of said conditions between said first rights expression and said second fights expression to determine said correspondence.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said first rights expression and said second rights expression include respective ranges for respective said first and second manners of use of said item and said determining step further comprises: matching said respective ranges between the respective manners of use to determine said correspondence.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
103 words
The method of claim 1 , said specifying by said recipient step further comprising: specifying by said recipient of said item a plurality of first rights expressions indicating respective manners of use of said item by said recipient; said specifying by said provider step further comprising: specifying by said provider of said item a plurality of second rights expressions indicating respective manners of use of said item; and said determining step further comprising: determining if there are any correspondences between any first rights expressions of said plurality of first rights expressions and any second rights expressions of said plurality of second rights expressions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 8 , said applying step further comprising: resolving conflicts between the plural first rights expressions and the plural second rights expression based on said rule.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 9 , wherein the plural first rights expressions and the plural second rights expressions include respective conditions for said respective manners of use of said item.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
84 words
The method of claim 10 , said determining step further comprising: determining said correspondence in terms of a most restrictive manner of use of said respective manners of use of the plural first fights expressions and the plural second rights expressions; and said applying step further comprising: including in said rule that said conflicts are resolved in manner consistent with said most restrictive manner of use unless a condition of said respective conditions for said respective manners of use of said item is met.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
85 words
The method of claim 10 , said determining step further comprising: determining said correspondence in terms of a least restrictive manner of use of said respective manners of use of the plural first fights expressions and the plural second rights expressions; and said applying step further comprising: including in said rule that said conflicts are resolved in manner consistent with said least restrictive manner of use unless a condition of said respective conditions for said respective manners of use of said item is not met.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1 , said applying step further comprising: resolving conflicts between said first rights expression and said second rights expression based on said rule, wherein said rule specifies that said conflicts are resolved in manner most favorable to said recipient.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1 , said applying step further comprising: resolving conflicts between said first rights expression and said second rights expression based on said rule, wherein said rule specifies that said conflicts are resolved in manner most favorable to said provider.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 , said applying step further comprising: resolving conflicts between said first rights expression and said second rights expression based on said rule, wherein said rule specifies that said conflicts are resolved in manner specified by said system.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said rule is to grant said first manner of use of said item by said recipient if said first manner of use specified in said first rights expression is a subset of said second manner of use specified in said second rights expression.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said first manner of use and said second manner of use are specified as a first usage right and a second usage right in said first rights expression and said second rights expression, respectively.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said use of said item includes access to said item.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said recipient includes at least one of a user of said item, a distributor of said item and a consumer of said item.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said item includes at least one of digital content, digital goods, digital services, non-digital content, non-digital goods and non-digital services.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: denying said first manner of use of said item by said recipient if said rule determines that said recipient should not be granted said first manner of use said item.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving a request for said first manner of use of said item by said recipient.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
152 words
A system for enforcing rights expressions specifying manners of use of an item, said system comprising: means for specifying by a potential recipient of an item a first rights expression indicating a first manner of use of said item proposed by said recipient; means for specifying by a provider of said item a second fights expression indicating a second manner of use of said item proposed by said provider; means for determining if there is a correspondence between said first rights expression and said second rights expression; means for applying a rule to a determined correspondence between said first rights expression and said second rights expression to determine if said recipient should be granted said first manner of use of said item; and means for granting said first manner of use to said recipient, if said rule determines that said recipient should be granted said first manner of use of said item.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
152 words
A system for enforcing rights expressions specifying manners of use of an item, said system comprising: means for specifying by a potential recipient of an item a first rights expression indicating a first manner of use of said item proposed by said recipient; means for specifying by a provider of said item a second fights expression indicating a second manner of use of said item proposed by said provider; means for determining if there is a correspondence between said first rights expression and said second rights expression; means for applying a rule to a determined correspondence between said first rights expression and said second rights expression to determine if said recipient should be granted said first manner of use of said item; and means for granting said first manner of use to said recipient, if said rule determines that said recipient should be granted said first manner of use of said item.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system of claim 23 , wherein said means for specifying said first rights expression, said means for specifying said second rights expression, said means for determining and said means for applying comprise devices of a computer system.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
42 words
The system of claim 23 , wherein said means for specifying said first rights expression, said means for specifying said second rights expression, said means for determining and said means for applying comprise computer readable instructions recorded on a computer readable medium.
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