US 6,963,859 B2 | Content rendering repository

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US 6,963,859 B2

Content rendering repository

Tech Center:

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review

Examiner:

James A Reagan

Art Unit:

3621 Business Methods — Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing

Agent:

Nixon Peabody, LLP

Inventors:

Mark J. Stefik; Peter L. Pirolli

Assignee:

CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC.

Priority:

11/23/94

Filed:

01/16/03

Granted:

11/08/05

Expiration:

12/04/17

Abstract

A rendering system adapted for use in a system for managing use of content and operative to rendering content in accordance with usage rights associated with the content. The system includes a rendering device configured to render the content and a repository coupled to the rendering device and operative to enforce usage rights associated with the content and permit the rendering device to render the content in accordance with a manner of use specified by the usage rights.

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