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US 7,398,557 B2Granted
Accessing in a rights locker system for digital content access control
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorEduard K. de Jong
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Abstract
Access to digital content may be controlled by determining digital content to be made accessible via a rights locker describing a user's access rights for digital content associated with the rights locker, determining enrollment authentication data, and sending a rights locker enrollment request to a rights locker provider, where the rights locker enrollment request comprises a digital content request and the enrollment authentication data. An authenticated rights locker access request is received in response to the sending, where the authenticated rights locker access request is for subsequent use in accessing digital content associated with the rights locker.
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A method for digital content access control, comprising:
- determining, on a user device, digital content to be made accessible via a rights locker wherein said rights locker comprises an entity, different from said user device, providing a description of a user's access rights for digital content and controlling access to the description;
- determining, on said user device, enrollment authentication data for use by a rights locker provider;
- sending, from said user device to said right locker provider for the rights locker, a rights locker enrollment request comprising a digital content request and said enrollment authentication data;
- and
- receiving, on said user device, an authenticated rights locker access request in response to said sending, said authenticated rights locker access request for subsequent use in accessing digital content associated with said rights locker.
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A method for digital content access control, comprising:
- determining, on a user device, a digital content specification and associated authenticated rights locker access request;
- sending, from said user device to a rights locker provider of rights lockers, said authenticated rights locker access request and said digital content specification;
- receiving, on said user device from said rights locker provider, an authenticated digital content request and a new authenticated rights locker access request in response to said sending;
- sending, from said user device to a digital content repository, said authenticated digital content request;
- and
- receiving, on said user device from said digital content repository, said digital content in response to said sending said authenticated digital content request.
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A method for digital content access control, comprising:
- determining, on a user device, a digital content specification and associated authenticated rights locker access request;
- sending, from said user device to a rights locker provider of rights lockers, said authenticated rights locker access request and said digital content specification;
- receiving, on said user device from said rights locker provider, a new authenticated rights locker access request in response to said sending;
- and
- receiving, on said user device from a digital content repository, said digital content in response to said sending.
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A program storage device readable by a machine, embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for digital content access control, the method comprising:
- determining, on a user device, digital content to be made accessible via a rights locker wherein said rights locker comprises an entity, different from said user device, providing a description of a user's access rights for digital content and controlling access to the description;
- determining, on said user device, enrollment authentication data for use by a rights locker provider;
- sending, from said user device to said right locker provider for the rights locker, a rights locker enrollment request comprising a digital content request and said enrollment authentication data;
- and
- receiving, on said user device, an authenticated rights locker access request in response to said sending, said authenticated rights locker access request for subsequent use in accessing digital content associated with said rights locker.
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A program storage device readable by a machine, embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for digital content access control, the method comprising:
- determining, on a user device, a digital content specification and associated authenticated rights locker access request;
- sending, from said user device to a rights locker provider of rights lockers, said authenticated rights locker access request and said digital content specification;
- receiving, on said user device from said rights locker provider, an authenticated digital content request and a new authenticated rights locker access request in response to said sending;
- sending, from said user device to a digital content repository, said authenticated digital content request;
- and
- receiving, on said user device from said digital content repository, said digital content in response to said sending said authenticated digital content request.
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A program storage device readable by a machine, embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for digital content access control, the method comprising:
- determining, on a user device, a digital content specification and associated authenticated rights locker access request;
- sending, from said user device to a rights locker provider of rights lockers, said authenticated rights locker access request and said digital content specification;
- receiving, on said user device from said rights locker provider, a new authenticated rights locker access request in response to said sending;
- and
- receiving, on said user device from a digital content repository, said digital content in response to said sending.
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A user device for digital content access control, comprising:
- means for determining, on said user device, digital content to be made accessible via a rights locker wherein said rights locker comprises an entity, different from said user device, providing a description of a user's access rights for digital content and controlling access to the description;
- means for determining, on said user device, enrollment authentication data for use by a rights locker provider;
- means for sending, from said user device to said right locker provider for the rights locker, a rights locker enrollment request comprising a digital content request and said enrollment authentication data;
- and
- means for receiving, on said user device, an authenticated rights locker access request in response to said sending, said authenticated rights locker access request for subsequent use in accessing digital content associated with said rights locker.
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A user device for digital content access control, comprising:
- means for determining, on said user device, a digital content specification and associated authenticated rights locker access request;
- means for sending, from said user device to a rights locker provider of rights lockers, said authenticated rights locker access request and said digital content specification;
- means for receiving, on said user device from said rights locker provider, an authenticated digital content request and a new authenticated rights locker access request in response to said sending;
- means for sending, from said user device to a digital content repository, said authenticated digital content request;
- and
- means for receiving, on said user device from said digital content repository, said digital content in response to said sending said authenticated digital content request.
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A user device for digital content access control, comprising:
- means for determining, on said user device, a digital content specification and associated authenticated rights locker access request;
- means for sending, from said user device to a rights locker provider of rights lockers, said authenticated rights locker access request and said digital content specification;
- means for receiving, on said user device from said rights locker provider, a new authenticated rights locker access request in response to said sending;
- and
- means for receiving, on said user device from a digital content repository, said digital content in response to said sending.
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A user device for digital content access control, comprising:
- a memory for storing said digital content;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- determine, on said user device, digital content to be made accessible via a rights locker wherein said rights locker comprises an entity, different from said user device, providing a description of a user's access rights for digital content and controlling access to the description;
- determine, on said user device, enrollment authentication data for use by a rights locker provider;
- send, from said user device to said right locker provider for the rights locker, a rights locker enrollment request comprising a digital content request and said enrollment authentication data;
- and
- receive, on said user device, an authenticated rights locker access request in response to said sending, said authenticated rights locker access request for subsequent use in accessing digital content associated with said rights locker.
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A user device for digital content access control, comprising:
- a memory for storing said digital content;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- determine, on said user device, a digital content specification and associated authenticated rights locker access request;
- send, from said user device to a rights locker provider of rights lockers, said authenticated rights locker access request and said digital content specification;
- receive, on said user device from said rights locker provider, an authenticated digital content request and a new authenticated rights locker access request in response to said sending;
- send, from said user device to a digital content repository, said authenticated digital content request;
- and
- receive, on said user device from said digital content repository, said digital content in response to said sending said authenticated digital content request.
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A user device for digital content access control, comprising:
- a memory for storing said digital content;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- determine, on said user device, a digital content specification and associated authenticated rights locker access request;
- send, from said user device to a rights locker provider of rights lockers, said authenticated rights locker access request and said digital content specification;
- receive, on said user device from said rights locker provider, a new authenticated rights locker access request in response to said sending;
- and
- receive, on said user device from a digital content repository, said digital content in response to said sending.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.