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US 2009/0025061 A1Published application
Conditional peer-to-peer trust in the absence of certificates pertaining to mutually trusted entities
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorDavid W. KRAVITZ
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and electronic device for protecting digital rights are disclosed. A network interface may receive a rights representation for a set of digital content from a source entity. A processor may conditionally accept the set of digital content. A memory may store a local blacklist identifying the source entity if a rights event occurs.
Claims20
A method for protecting digital rights, comprising:
- receiving a rights representation for a set of digital content from a source entity;
- conditionally accepting the rights representation;
- adding the source entity to a local blacklist if a rights event occurs;
- and
- refusing future digital rights transactions with that source entity.
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A telecommunications apparatus that protects digital rights, comprising:
- a network interface that receives a rights representation for a set of digital content from a source entity;
- a processor that conditionally accepts the rights representation and adds the source entity to a local blacklist if a rights event occurs;
- and
- a memory that stores the local blacklist banning future digital rights transactions with the source entity.
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An electronic device that protects digital rights, comprising:
- a network interface that receives a rights representation for a set of digital content from a source entity;
- a processor that conditionally accepts the rights representation and adds the source entity to a local blacklist if a rights event occurs;
- and
- a memory that stores the local blacklist banning future digital rights transactions with the source entity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.