Method, System and Apparatus for Processing Rights
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJorge Cuellar, Hans-Georg Köpken, Matthias Lenord, Monika Maidl
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Abstract
A method for processing rights granted to an operator of a device or a group of devices using a rights object, wherein the method comprises at least the steps of receiving a rights object from the computer of a third party, generating at least one derived rights object based on the rights object received from the computer of the third party, and forwarding the at least one derived rights object to the device or individual devices from the group of devices. A system is provided which operates in accordance with the method. An apparatus that performs the method is also provided.
Claims18
A method for processing rights granted to an operator of a device or a group of devices using a rights object, comprising the steps of:
- receiving the rights object from a computer of a third party;
- generating at least one derived rights object based on the rights object received from the computer of the third party;
- and
- forwarding the at least one derived rights object to the device or individual devices from the group of devices.
A system for processing rights granted to an operator of a device or a group of devices using a rights object, wherein the system is communicatively connected or connectable to the device or individual devices from the group of devices, the system comprising:
- means for receiving a rights object from a computer of a third party;
- means for generating at least one derived rights object based on the rights object received from the computer of the third party;
- and
- means for forwarding the at least one derived rights object to the device or individual devices from the group of devices.
An apparatus for processing rights granted to an operator of a device or a group of devices using a rights object, wherein the apparatus is communicatively connected or connectable to the device or individual devices from the group of devices, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving a rights object from a computer of a third party;
- means for generating at least one derived rights object based on the rights object received from the computer of the third party;
- and
- means for forwarding the at least one rights object to the device or individual devices from the group of devices.
A computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program executed by a computer for processing rights granted to an operator of a device or a group of devices using a rights object, comprising:
- program code for receiving the rights object from the computer of a third party;
- program code for generating at least one derived rights object based on the rights object received from the computer of the third party;
- and
- program code for forwarding the at least one derived rights object to the device or individual devices from the group of devices.
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