US 2004/0006542 A1 · System and method for supplying and managing usage rights associated with an item repository

Abstract

A system and method for enforcing rights expressions, include specifying a repository rights expression indicating a manner of use of an item at a repository; and associating the repository rights expression with the repository. In a further embodiment, the system includes one or more repositories having associated therewith rights expressions further indicating a condition of use of the item at the repository. In a further embodiment, a repository for use in the system, includes a processor module configured to process the rights expression associated with the repository; and a determination module configured to determine based on the rights expression associated with the repository what action the repository is to take when the repository processes or receives a request for the item. The manner of use or condition of use indicates what action the repository is to take when the repository processes or receives a request for the item.

Claims46

Dependent claims

A method for enforcing rights expressions specifying manners of use of an item, said method comprising:

specifying a repository rights expression indicating a manner of use of an item at a repository;
and
associating said repository rights expression with said repository,
wherein said manner of use indicates at least one of what action said repository is to take when said repository processes said item and what action said repository is to take when said repository receives a request for said item.

1 more element

A system for enforcing rights expressions specifying manners of use of an item, said system comprising:

one or more repositories having associated therewith one or more rights expressions indicating at least one of a manner of use and a condition of use of an item at a repository;
and
wherein said manner of use and condition of use indicates at least one of what action said repository is to take when said repository processes said item and what action said repository is to take when said repository receives a request for said item.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/452,928Filed 3 Jun 2003

Priority

17 Jan 2001

Published

8 Jan 2004

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

H04L 63/0428
For providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks: wherein the data content is protected, e.g.…
G06F 21/10
Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity: protecting distributed…
H04L 63/0807
For authentication of entities: using tickets, e.g. Kerberos
H04L
Digital communication

Family

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