Method for Exercising Digital Rights via a Proxy
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsSteve R. Bunch, James M. Connor, Ezzat A. Dabbish, John Richard Kane, Aroon V. Tungare
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Abstract
A system and method for accessing digital content purchased by a rights owner for a first computing device. The method receives a proxy from the rights owner that includes rights to the digital content granted to the rights owner, stores the proxy on a second computing device, and determines whether the rights owner is present at the second computing device. When the rights owner is present at the second computing device, the method enables the proxy, and accesses the digital content on the second computing device through the proxy.
Claims20
A method for accessing digital content purchased by a rights owner for a first computing device, comprising:
- receiving a proxy from the rights owner, the proxy including rights to the digital content granted to the rights owner;
- storing the proxy on a second computing device;
- determining whether the rights owner is present at the second computing device;
- and
- when the rights owner is present at the second computing device:
- enabling the proxy;
- and
- accessing the digital content on the second computing device through the proxy.
A system for accessing digital content purchased by a rights owner for a first computing device, comprising:
- a memory device resident in the computing device;
- and
- a processor disposed in communication with the memory device, the processor configured to:
- receive a proxy from the rights owner, the proxy including rights to the digital content granted to the rights owner;
- store the proxy on a second computing device;
- determine whether the rights owner is present at the second computing device;
- and
- when the rights owner is present at the second computing device:
- enable the proxy;
- and
- access the digital content on the second computing device through the proxy.
A method for accessing digital content purchased by a rights owner for a first computing device, comprising:
- sending a proxy to a second computing device, the proxy including rights to the digital content granted to the rights owner;
- performing an explicit act to demonstrate that the rights owner is present at the second computing device;
- and
- accessing the digital content on the second computing device through the proxy.
A system for accessing digital content purchased by a rights owner for a first computing device, comprising:
- a memory device resident in said at least one computing device;
- and
- a processor disposed in communication with the memory device, the processor configured to:
- send a proxy to a second computing device, the proxy including rights to the digital content granted to the rights owner;
- perform an explicit act to demonstrate that the rights owner is present at the second computing device;
- and
- access the digital content on the second computing device through the proxy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.