Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for creating a private social network (PSN). Channels in the PSN can be created based on connections in existing social networks and based on other interactions between the users. Channels can be dynamically managed based on various interactions and attributes. Channels of the PSN are defined by a data structure indicating the users and relationships therebetween. The data structure can be manipulated to change the attributes of the channels. A user interface can be provided to facilitate aggregation of existing channels.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol

Abstract

A method apparatus and media for distributing protected content. An exemplary embodiment, including receiving a selection of content, packaging the selected content to generate packaged content, encrypting the packaged content to generate an encrypted content package, transmitting the encrypted content package to a content server, receiving content location information corresponding to the location of the encrypted content package on the content server, receiving a selection of one or more rights, combining the one or more rights with the content location information to generate a rights package including the content location information, transmitting the rights package to a license server, receiving license location information corresponding to the location of the rights package on the license server, and distributing the license location information.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 11/30 - Monitoring

Abstract

A method, apparatus, media and data structure for rendering a wrapper. The wrapper includes at least one data structure in a format that is renderable by a standard rendering engine and containing censored content comprising source content identification information. When the wrapper is opened by a standard rendering engine, the censored content is rendered. When opened by a trusted rendering engine, the source content is rendered.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 21/10 - Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments relate to rendering content using obscuration techniques. An exemplary method comprises receiving source content, identifying a mask that segments the source content, identifying masking techniques, associating the source content with obscuration information and usage rules, and transmitting the source content, the usage rules, and the obscuration information to a recipient computing device. Another exemplary method comprises receiving source content, constructing a mask that segments the source content, identifying a masking technique, generating first and second transformed images by applying the masking technique, and displaying the first and second transformed images as frames in a repeating series of frames to approximate the source content. Yet another exemplary method relates to providing frames for rendering on a display, the frames including pixel data, the pixel data comprising input values for one or more color components.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06K 9/20 - Image acquisition

Abstract

An apparatus, computer-readable medium, and computer-implemented method for granting access to content are disclosed. The method includes receiving user credentials associated with a user from a device which has authorization to access content in a first content domain, determining whether the user associated with the user credentials has a license to access content in a second content domain, and granting temporary authorization to the device which allows it to access content in the second content domain based at least in part on the determination that the user associated with the user credentials has a license to access content in the second content domain.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
• H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
• H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system

Abstract

The invention relates to method for deriving a sub-right from a right, the right comprising a plurality of components, each of which specifies an aspect of the right. A component may be, for example, a principal, an action, a resource, and a condition. The invention also relates to a method for integrating a first right with a second right. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method of sharing rights by deriving a sub-right from a right, allowing use of the sub-right, and integrating the sub-right with the right.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• H04K 1/00 - Secret communication

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product for a digital content player having a DRM agent to perform rights management operations on a digital content package, including loading rights management instructions to be executed by the digital content player, the rights management instructions being associated with the digital content package, executing the rights management instructions on the digital content player, and loading supporting licenses associated with the digital content package for processing by the DRM agent. The DRM agent deciding whether to permit the rights management operations requested by the rights management instructions. Further exemplary embodiments include systems, methods and computer program products for associating usage rights with digital content packages, managing of digital rights tokens, managing of digital content packages having predetermined broadcast dates, preserving of usage rights when content is transferred between DRM environments, and distributing content packages.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04K 1/00 - Secret communication

Abstract

A method and system for integrity certification and verification in a computer environment based on characteristics and behaviors of one or more applications, systems or system components as compared with a profile of characteristics and behaviors, including determining a behavior integrity profile (BIP) specifying characteristics and behaviors of one or more applications, systems or system components; determining based on the BIP whether or not characteristics and behaviors of one or more applications, systems or system components are compliant with characteristics and behaviors defined in a behavior integrity profile specification; and determining access rights to the one or more applications, systems or system components based on the step of determining the compliance.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04K 1/00 - Secret communication
• G06F 15/177 - Initialisation or configuration control

Abstract

A trust policy (1188) is constructed based upon a social relationship between real-world entities (1110-1112, 1114, 1116, 1118). The trust policy (1188) may determined based upon a social network and social network maps (1100). The social network map (1100) provides a framework to determine social distances. The trust policy (1188) provides quick and secure access to desired or trusted nodes while providing security from entities (1110-1112, 1114, 1116, 1118) outside the trusted sphere of nodes. The trust policy (1188) determined by the social distance may be used for various types of applications including filtering unwanted e-mail, providing secure access to resources, and accessing protected services. File sharing, referral querying, advertisement targeting, announcement targeting, access control, and various applications may be limited using the constructed trust policy (1188).

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 7/04 - Identity comparison, i.e. for like or unlike values
• G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
• G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
• H03M 1/68 - Digital/analogue converters with conversions of different sensitivity, i.e. one conversion relating to the more significant digital bits and another conversion to the less significant bits
• H04L 9/00 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
• H04N 7/16 - Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems

Abstract

A method, system, and device for indexing expressions for use in a system for processing the expressions, and including indexing an expression using a semantic value; receiving a query; generating a list of prospective expressions from indexed expressions based on the query; and processing the prospective expressions.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor

Abstract

Usage rights for a digital work are established prior to creation of the corresponding content. The rights can be associated with the content after the content is created. A content creation, such as a video recorder or a still camera, device can store labels of the rights and can associate usage rights with content in real time as the content is created.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

A method, system, and device for handling creation of derivative works and for assigning usage rights to the derivative works for enforcing usage rights associated with digital works, including detecting computer-related events that are indicative of manipulations of an original work for creating a derivative work; and maintaining a history of information, including at least one of rights associated with electronic content related to each of the events, origin of electronic content related to each of the events, and event related information that can be used to determine the origin of and rights associated with electronic content.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 11/30 - Monitoring
• G06F 12/14 - Protection against unauthorised use of memory
• G06Q 10/00 - Administration; Management
• H04L 9/00 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
• H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
• H04N 7/167 - Systems rendering the television signal unintelligible and subsequently intelligible
• H04K 1/00 - Secret communication

Abstract

A method, system, and device for verifying authorized issuance of a statement or expression (303), including determining if a statement or expression is associated with a statement of trusted issuance (309); determining if the statement of trusted issuance applies (319); determining if issuance of the statement of trusted issuance is authorized; and verifying that the issuance of the statement or expression was authorized, if the statement of trusted issuance applies, and the issuance of the statement of trusted issuance is authorized (321).

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 21/10 - Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material

Abstract

A method, system, and device for license-centric content use or distribution, including a pre-existing digital rights management (DRM) system having a unique interface to a repository of data thereof to govern use of content; a shared license repository configured to access the data to govern the use of the content and to communicate with the unique interface of the pre-existing DRM system; and a user interface configured to interact with the pre-existing DRM system, and configured to allow the user to send a license associated with the content from the shared license repository to the pre-existing DRM system or to another shared license repository.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 17/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions

Abstract

A method, system (100), and device (100) for license-centric content use or distribution, including a user interface (104) configured to enable a user (102) to manage content by managing a license associated with the content instead of a specific instance of the content, wherein the use or distribution of the content is granted from the license.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 17/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions

Abstract

A method, system and device for transferring rights adapted to be associated with items from a rights supplier to a rights consumer, including obtaining a set of rights associated with an item, the set of rights including meta-rights specifying derivable rights that can be derived from the meta-; determining whether the rights consumer is entitled to the derivable rights specified by the meta-rights; and deriving at least one right from the derivable rights, if the rights consumer is entitled to the derivable rights specified by the meta-rights, wherein the derived right includes at least one state variable based on the set of rights and used for determining a state of the derived right.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 1/14 - Time supervision arrangements, e.g. real time clock
• G06F 13/372 - Handling requests for interconnection or transfer for access to common bus or bus system with decentralised access control using a time-dependent priority, e.g. individually loaded time counters or time slot
• G06F 12/14 - Protection against unauthorised use of memory

Abstract

A method, system and device for sharing rights adapted to be associated with items, the method and system including generating at least one of usage rights and meta-rights for the items; defining, via the usage rights, a manner of use for the items; and defining, via the meta-rights, a manner of rights transfer for the items. The device including receiving at least one of usage rights and meta-rights for the items; interpreting, via the usage rights, a manner of use for the items; and interpreting, via the meta-rights, a manner of rights transfer for the items. The usage rights or the meta-rights include at least one state variable that is shared by one or more rights.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

Legality expressions are systematically pre-processed, organized, and stored to achieve faster real-time response, improved predictability, and increased reliability for queries against a large volume of legality expressions. Exponential improvements in both the time to locate the set of legality expressions matching specified search criteria and the processing costs of evaluating the request against the matching legality expressions are achieved using the disclosed systems, devices, and methods. The systems, devices, and methods are unique to the optimization of legality expression processing, but they can also enable the use of other optimization techniques for processing large amounts of data.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 17/28 - Processing or translating of natural language
• G06F 17/21 - Text processing