Electronic information content control
OwnerRandolph Hernandez, Minh Huu Nguyen +2inventors
InventorsRandolph Hernandez, Minh Huu Nguyen, Christopher Jules Scott James, Adam Elia Kidron
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Abstract
Systems and methods for the creation, modification, maintenance, and controlled distribution and presentation of electronic information. The invention provides content editors, control managers, content players, and data structures for protecting and accessing electronic data content. Protected data structures comprise presentation, identification, and control content, including unique file identifiers and optionally conditions specified by file owners for user access. Control managers authorize selected users/players to access protected filed structures. The invention also provides methods of distributing and marketing protected data structures.
Claims75
A control manager for controlling access to encrypted electronic information contained in a protected data structure, the control manager adapted to:
- receive a request from a uniquely-identified content player to decode encrypted electronic information contained in a protected data structure;
- read identification content associated with the protected data structure;
- and to
- determine whether to authorize the uniquely-identified content player to decrypt the encrypted electronic information.
A uniquely-identifiable content player for accessing and presenting encrypted electronic information contained in at least one protected data structure, the content player adapted to:
- read identification content associated with a protected data structure containing encrypted electronic information;
- communicate a request comprising the identification content to a control manager for authorization to decrypt the encrypted electronic information;
- and to
- upon authorization from the control manager, decrypt the encrypted electronic information.
A data structure for storing encrypted electronic information, the data structure comprising:
- identification content uniquely identifying the protected data structure;
- encrypted electronic information;
- and
- control content for use in determining whether decryption of said encrypted electronic information is authorized.
A content editor for creating and modifying protected data structures containing encrypted electronic information, the content editor adapted to:
- receive from a content producer electronic information, the information optionally to be encrypted, to incorporated into a protected data structure;
- associate with the encrypted information a control content for use in determining authorization access to the encrypted information;
- and to
- associate with the protected data structure identification data capable of uniquely identifying said protected data structure.
A method for controlling access to encrypted electronic information, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a uniquely-identified content player to decode encrypted electronic information contained in a protected data structure;
- reading identification content associated with the protected data structure;
- and
- determining whether to authorize the uniquely-identified content player to decrypt the encrypted electronic information.
The system containing at least two of a content editor, a protected data structure containing encrypted electronic information, a uniquely-identified content player, a group databank, and a control manager, adapted to:
- incorporating encrypted electronic information into a protected data structure;
- incorporating control content into the protected data structure;
- and to
- associating with the protected data structure identification data capable of uniquely identifying said protected data structure.
- receiving a request from a uniquely-identified content player to decode encrypted electronic information contained in the protected data structure;
- reading identification content associated with the protected data structure;
- and
- determining whether to authorize the uniquely-identified content player to decrypt the encrypted electronic information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.