# US 2021/0342801 A1 · System and apparatus for reselling digital media rights > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0342801 A1 - Document ID: US20210342801A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/303,156 - Filed: 2021-05-21 - Published: 2021-11-04 - Earliest claimed: 2012-05-07 - Assignees: OpenTV, Inc. - Applicants: OpenTV, Inc. - Inventors: Samir Mehta; Laurent Piron; Gary Susumu Sano - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210342801A1 ## CPC - G06Q 20/1235: {with control of digital rights management [DRM]} - G06F 21/10: Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material (protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16) {; Digital rights management [DRM]} - H04L 63/0823: {using certificates (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263)} - H04L 63/10: {for controlling access to devices or network resources} - H04N 21/2407: {Monitoring of transmitted content, e.g. distribution time, number of downloads (arrangements for monitoring programmes for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/14)} - H04N 21/2541: {Rights Management (protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08)} - H04N 21/25875: {involving end-user authentication (restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06)} - H04N 21/44204: {Monitoring of content usage, e.g. the number of times a movie has been viewed, copied or the amount which has been watched (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; protecting generic digital content where the protection is independent of the precise nature of the content G06F21/10; arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services in broadcast systems H04H60/31)} - H04N 21/8355: involving usage data, e.g. number of copies or viewings allowed - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract In example embodiments, a system and method for managing the resale of digital media rights is provided. In example embodiments, user accounts that store digital media rights for digital content may be maintained. An indication that a first user having a first user account intends to transfer digital media rights for a particular digital content may is received. A verification process is performed to verify that the digital media rights of the first user are transferable. Based on an indication that a transaction has occurred, the digital media rights are transferred from the first user account to a second user account associated with a second user that is a recipient of the digital media rights. ## Claims ### Claim 1 (canceled) ### Claim 2 A method comprising: receiving, by a processor of a rights coordinator computing system via a network from a first user device of a first user, an indication to transfer a digital media right of the first user for a digital content; responsive to the receiving of the indication, verifying, by a verification module of the rights coordinator computing system, authenticity of a digital certificate for the digital content; in response to verifying the authenticity of the digital certificate, generating, by the rights coordinator computing system, a file describing the digital media right to the digital content owned by the first user; responsive to the generating of the file, disabling, by a block module of the digital rights coordinator computing system, authorization of the first user to the digital content; and based on an agreement to transfer the digital media right, transferring, by a transfer module of the rights coordinator computing system, the digital media right of the digital content from the first user to a second user. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the disabling comprises sending, to the first user device, a request to remove a license to the digital media right for the digital content at the first user device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the verifying comprises: determining that the first user owns the digital certificate; and identifying a scope of the digital media right that is transferable, the file describing the digital media right comprising the scope of the digital media right. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein identifying the scope of the digital media right comprises: determining a number of copies allowed by a license; identifying a number of copies already made by the first user; and reducing the number of copies allowed by the license by the number of copies already made. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising maintaining, in a database associated with the rights coordinator computing system, a user account storing information associated with digital media rights for a plurality of digital content of the first user, the database operating as a digital locker for digital media rights of the first user. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the digital certificate comprises a token. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising causing the digital media right to be listed for sale on a resale platform in response to the verifying of the authenticity of the digital certificate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising unblocking access to the digital content for the first user based on the digital media right not transferring after a specified time period. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the file is used for anonymously transferring the digital media right, the file describing the digital media right associated with the digital content without identifying the first user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the transferring further comprises: receiving a request from the second user to associate the file with an account of the second user, the request from the second user including the file for the digital media right to the digital content; and associating the digital media right in the file with the account of the second user. ### Claim 12 A system comprising: receiving, by a rights coordinator computing system via a network from a first user device of a first user, an indication to transfer a digital media right of the first user for a digital content; responsive to the receiving of the indication, verifying, by the rights coordinator computing system, authenticity of a digital certificate for the digital content; in response to verifying the authenticity of the digital certificate, generating, by the rights coordinator computing system, a file describing the digital media right to the digital content owned by the first user; responsive to the generating of the file, disabling, by the digital rights coordinator computing system, authorization of the first user to the digital content; and based on an agreement to transfer the digital media right, transferring, by the rights coordinator computing system, the digital media right of the digital content from the first user to a second user. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the disabling comprises sending, to the first user device, a request to remove a license to the digital media right for the digital content at the first user device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the verifying comprises: determining that the first user owns the digital certificate; and identifying a scope of the digital media right that is transferable, the file describing the digital media right comprising the scope of the digital media right. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein identifying the scope of the digital media right comprises: determining a number of copies allowed by a license; identifying a number of copies already made by the first user; and reducing the number of copies allowed by the license by the number of copies already made. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise maintaining, in a database associated with the rights coordinator computing system, a user account storing information associated with digital media rights for a plurality of digital content of the first user, the database operating as a digital locker for digital media rights of the first user. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the digital certificate comprises a token. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise causing the digital media right to be listed for sale on a resale platform in response to the verifying of the authenticity of the digital certificate. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise unblocking access to the digital content for the first user based on the digital media right not transferring after a specified time period. ### Claim 20 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the file is used for anonymously transferring the digital media right, the file describing the digital media right associated with the digital content without identifying the first user. ### Claim 21 A non-transitory machine-storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising: receiving, by a rights coordinator computing system via a network from a first user device of a first user, an indication to transfer a digital media right of the first user for a digital content; responsive to the receiving of the indication, verifying, by the rights coordinator computing system, authenticity of a digital certificate for the digital content; in response to verifying the authenticity of the digital certificate, generating, by the rights coordinator computing system, a file describing the digital media right to the digital content owned by the first user; responsive to the generating of the file, disabling, by the digital rights coordinator computing system, authorization of the first user to the digital content; and based on an agreement to transfer the digital media right, transferring, by the rights coordinator computing system, the digital media right of the digital content from the first user to a second user.