Method and apparatus for distributing enforceable property rights
AssigneeContentGuard Holdings, Inc.
InventorsXin Wang, Bijan Tadayon, Thomas DeMartini, Michael Raley, Guillermo Lao, Eddie Chen, Charles P. Gilliam
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Abstract
An enforceable property right and a system for controlling the manner of use of an item in accordance with usage rights. The enforceable property right includes an item ticket having a security mechanism incorporated therein and specifying an item for which the item ticket can be redeemed and a license associated with the item ticket. The license includes usage rights specifying a manner of use for redeeming the item ticket and a mechanism for unlocking said security mechanism.
Claims46
An enforceable property right for use within a system for controlling the manner of use of an item in accordance with usage rights, said property right comprising:
- an item ticket specifying an item for which said item ticket can be redeemed, said ticket having a security mechanism incorporated therein;
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- a license associated with said item ticket, said license including usage rights specifying a manner of use for redeeming said item ticket and means for unlocking said security mechanism.
A system for enforcing property rights in items by controlling the use of the items in accordance with usage rights, said system comprising:
- a license device operative to associate a license with an item ticket specifying an item for which said item ticket can be redeemed and having a security mechanism incorporated therein, said license including usage rights specifying a manner of use for redeeming said item ticket and conditions for exercising said manner of use;
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- a security component operative to enforce said license and unlock said security mechanism when said conditions are satisfied.
A method for enforcing a property right within a system for controlling the manner of use of an item in accordance with usage rights, said method comprising:
- parsing a license associated with an item ticket specifying an item for which said item ticket can be redeemed and having a security mechanism incorporated therein, said license including usage rights specifying a manner of use for redeeming said item ticket and conditions for exercising the manner of use;
- determining if said conditions are satisfied;
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- unlocking said security mechanism if said conditions are satisfied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.