Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRANTING ACCESS TO AN ITEM OR PERMISSION TO USE AN ITEM BASED ON CONFIGURABLE CONDITIONS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2004/046862
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
A method, system, device, and computer program product for processing plural rights expressions associated with an item for use in a system for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expressions, including receiving a request to use an item, the item having associated rights expressions governing use of the item; returning one or more rights expressions including conditions that must be satisfied in order to use the item; and processing the returned rights expressions in a manner to facilitate selection of the returned rights expressions in order to use the item in accordance with the selected rights expressions.
Inventors:
TIEU VINCENT
FUNG JOSEPH Z
CHEN EDDIE
TADAYON BIJAN
FUNG JOSEPH Z
CHEN EDDIE
TADAYON BIJAN
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/036498
Publication Date:
June 03, 2004
Filing Date:
November 14, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC (US)
International Classes:
G06F21/00; H04K1/00; H04L9/00; G06F; (IPC1-7): G06F/
Foreign References:
| US5638443A | 1997-06-10 | |||
| US5204897A | 1993-04-20 | |||
| US5892900A | 1999-04-06 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1573620A2
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Villamar, Carlos R. (401 9th Street N.W Washington, DC, US)
Kaufman, Marc S. (401 9th Street N.W, Washington D.C, US)
Kaufman, Marc S. (401 9th Street N.W, Washington D.C, US)
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