Digital rights management of content when content is a future live event
AssigneeContentGuard Holdings, Inc.
InventorsXin Wang, Tushar N. Padhye, M. S. Roopa, C. V. Joshi, Basavaraj B. H., Arun Ray, Deepanjan Kanungo, Aram Nahidipour, Thanh Ta, Michael Raley, Guillermo Lao, Eddie Chen, Bijan Tadayon, Anant Kansal
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Abstract
A system for managing use of digital content within a trusted community. An access list defines the trusted community. License requests for use of content made from outside the trusted community are handled in accordance with a license request policy process.
Claims18
A system for managing use of an item of digital content based on usage rights associated with the item of digital content, the usage rights being enforceable by a user device, said system comprising:
- an access list defining a trusted community of content users subscribed to a content service;
- a content device configured to associate digital contents with the content service;
- a policy device specifying a license request process to handle a license request made by a user that is not subscribed to the content service, the license request process permitting issuance of a license to a user that is not subscribed to the content service upon payment of a fee;
- and
- a license device configured to issue a license to a user, wherein the license device is configured to:
- receive a license request from a user device,
- determine based on the access list if the user is currently subscribed to the content service, and
- issue a subscription license to the user if the user is currently subscribed to the content service, the subscription license granting the user the right to use digital contents associated with the content service, including future contents, and if the user is not currently subscribed to the content service, and the request is for use of a digital content associated with the content service, executing the license request process to issue a usage license to the user for use of the requested digital content upon receiving a fee.
A method for managing use of an item of digital content based on usage rights associated with the item of digital content, the usage rights being enforceable by a user device, said method comprising:
- creating, using a computing device, an access list defining a trusted community of content users subscribed to a content service;
- associating, using a content device, digital contents with the content service;
- specifying, using a policy device, a license request process to handle a license request made by a user that is not subscribed to the content service, the license request process permitting issuance of a license to a user that is not subscribed to the content service upon payment of a fee;
- receiving, at the license device, a license request from a user device;
- determining, using the license device, based on the access list if the user is currently subscribed to the content service;
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- issuing, using the license device, a subscription license to the user if the user is currently subscribed to the content service, the subscription license granting the user the right to use digital contents associated with the content service, including future contents, and, if the user is not currently subscribed to the content service, and the request is for use of a digital content associated with the content service, executing the license request process to issue a usage license to the user for use of the requested digital content upon receiving a fee.
Computer readable media for use in a system for managing use of an item of digital content based on usage rights associated with the item of digital content, the usage rights being enforceable by a user device, said media comprising:
- instructions for creating, using a computing device, an access list defining a trusted community of content users subscribed to a content service;
- instructions for associating, using a content device, digital contents with the content service;
- instructions for specifying, using a policy device, a license request process to handle a license request made by a user that is not subscribed to the content service, the license request process permitting issuance of a license to a user that is not subscribed to the content service upon payment of a fee;
- instructions for receiving, at the license device, a license request from a user device;
- instructions for determining, using the license device, based on the access list if the user is currently subscribed to the content service;
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- instructions for issuing, using the license device, a subscription license to the user if the user is currently subscribed to the content service, the subscription license granting the user the right to use digital contents associated with the content service, including future contents, and, if the user is not currently subscribed to the content service, and the request is for use of a digital content associated with the content service, executing the license request process to issue a usage license to the user for use of the requested digital content upon receiving a fee.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.