Network based digital rights management system
AssigneeLa La Media, Inc.
InventorsAnselm P. Baird-Smith, Vu Nguyen, Raymond Walsh, William A. Alvarado, Zelidrag Hornung
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Abstract
A network-based DRM system manages digital media assets stored in the network. The system provides consumers with access to the digital media from any device connected to an electronic network such as the internet, while enforcing the intended uses by the copyright owners.
Claims25
1-29. (canceled)
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- hosting a plurality of digital media content files, each file being associated with at least one authorized user;
- assigning a level of access rights to each of the digital media content files associated with each authorized user;
- and
- maintaining records of:
- (i) at least one of authorized user, and
- (ii) level of access rights for each digital media content file associated with each authorized user;
- and
- delivering individual digital media content files via an electronic network to a media content device associated with an authorized user in accordance with the authorized user's assigned level of access rights.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- a module configured to control the processor to host a plurality of digital media content files, each file being associated with at least one authorized user;
- a module configured to control the processor to assign a level of access rights to each of the digital media content files associated with an authorized user;
- and
- a module configured to control the processor to maintain records of:
- (i) at least one authorized user, and
- (ii) level of access rights for each digital media content file associated with each authorized user;
- and
- a module configured to control the processor to deliver individual digital media content files via an electronic network to a media content device associated with an authorized user in accordance with the authorized user's assigned level of access rights.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to maintain a plurality of digital media content files and records of authorized users, the instructions comprising:
- hosting a plurality of digital media content files, each file being associated with at least one authorized user;
- assigning a level of access rights to each of the digital media content files associated with each authorized user;
- and
- maintaining records of:
- (i) at least one of authorized user, and
- (ii) level of access rights for each digital media content file associated with each authorized user;
- and
- delivering individual digital media content files via an electronic network to a media content device associated with an authorized user in accordance with the authorized user's assigned level of access rights.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.