US 7,523,072 B2
System for controlling the distribution and use of digital worksGeneral
US 7,523,072 B2
System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works
Tech Center:
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review
Examiner:
Andrew J. Fischer
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:
Inventors:
Mark J. Stefik; Peter L. T. Pirolli
Assignee:
Priority:
11/23/94
Filed:
12/16/05
Granted:
04/21/09
Expiration:
05/22/17
Abstract
A method, system and software for securely rendering digital documents, including storing a digital document in a document platform; and storing a usage right associated with the digital document. The usage right specifies a manner of use indicating the manner in which the digital document can be rendered by the document platform. The digital document comprises plural parts of digital content. The usage right includes plural usage rights respectively associated with each of the plural parts of digital content. Whether one of the parts of the digital document may be rendered by the document platform is determined based a respective usage right. If the respective usage right allows the digital document to be rendered on the document platform, the corresponding part of the digital document is rendered by the document platform.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H04H04N21/23412H04L2209/603H04NG06F2221/2115G06Q30/0185G06FY10S707/99945Y10SA61B2017/0046A61M25/0113A61B