Assignee: Contentguard Holdings, Inc.

Location: Wilmington, DE
No. of patents: 36

Number	Title	Issue Date
8170955	System and method for enforcing usage rights associated with digital content A method, system and software for permitting use of digital works having rights associated therewith in a system having repositories configured to enable use of the digital work in accordance with the rights, including associating a transfer right with a digital wor...	05/01/2012
8108313	Rights expression profile system and method using templates A system and method for creating a rights expression for association with an item for use in a system for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expression, including specifying rights expression information indicating a manner of use of an item, ...	01/31/2012
8099364	Digital rights management of content when content is a future live event A method and system for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith including a point of capture system adapted to generate content of a future event when the event occurs, a content distributor adapted to generate a rights label having usage righ...	01/17/2012
8078542	System and method for managing transfer of rights using shared state variables 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...	12/13/2011
8069116	System and method for supplying and managing usage rights associated with an item repository A system and method for enforcing rights expressions, include specifying a repository rights expression indicating a manner of use of an item at a repository; and associating the repository rights expression with the repository. In a further embodiment, the system i...	11/29/2011
8001053	System and method for rights offering and granting using shared state variables 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, vi...	08/16/2011
7974923	Extensible rights expression processing system Extensible grammar-based rights expression system for processing rights expressions including an interpreter with plug-in subcomponents, a validator, and a framework. In another embodiment, system includes a framework having an extensible architecture with extensibi...	07/05/2011
7913095	Method and apparatus for providing a specific user interface in a system for managing content A method and apparatus for managing use of protected content by providing a specific user interface to an application program used to render the content. The method includes identifying a user interface description associated with content, building a specific user i...	03/22/2011
7907749	Multi-stage watermarking process and system A multi-stage watermarking system and process that creates a watermark specification which describes how to generate a watermark, generates a template specification which describes how to merge the watermark into a target document, generates the watermark based on t...	03/15/2011
7853531	Method and apparatus for supporting multiple trust zones in a digital rights management system Digital rights management method and system for items having usage rights. A first activation device defines a first trust zone. A first license device associated with the first trust zone generates an open license having usage rights associated with a first item. A...	12/14/2010
7840488	System and method for granting access to an item or permission to use an item based on configurable conditions 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 i...	11/23/2010
7809644	Digital work structure A digital work and data structure for use within a system for enforcing usage rights associated with digital content, including a description tree file including descriptor blocks organized in a hierarchical manner. The descriptor blocks include usage rights associa...	10/05/2010
7805371	Rights expression profile system and method A system, method and device for creating a rights expression for association with an item for use in a system for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expression, including specifying rights expression information indicating a manner of use of a...	09/28/2010
7788182	Method for loaning digital works A method, system and software for permitting use of digital works having rights associated therewith within a system having repositories configured to enable use of the digital work in accordance with the rights, including associating a transfer right with a digital...	08/31/2010
7774280	System and method for managing transfer of rights using shared state variables 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...	08/10/2010
7774279	Rights offering and granting Processes and systems for offering and granting digital rights that govern distribution and usage of content, services and resources. The processes and systems provide a basis for flexible business models and negotiation transactions between content providers and us...	08/10/2010
7765403	System for controlling the distribution and use of rendered digital works through watermarking A trusted rendering system for use in a system for controlling the distribution and use of digital works. A trusted rendering system facilitates the protection of rendered digital works which have been rendered on a system which controls the distribution and use of ...	07/27/2010
7743259	System and method for digital rights management using a standard rendering engine A system and method for the secure distribution and consumption of electronic documents using a standard rendering engine. The documents can usage rights associated therewith. A server stores at least one of the documents in computer readable form. A client having a...	06/22/2010
7725401	Method and apparatus for establishing usage rights for digital content to be created in the future 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...	05/25/2010
7720767	Method and system to support dynamic rights and resources sharing 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...	05/18/2010
7685642	System and method for controlling rights expressions by stakeholders of an item A system and method for controlling a rights expression specifying a manner of use of an item, including specifying by a provider of an item a rights expression indicating a manner of use of the item by a recipient of the item and a condition for use of the item by ...	03/23/2010
7664708	System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets A method, system and software for controlling the number of times that a usage right associated with a digital work can be exercised, including creating a digital work; determining a usage right for the digital work, the usage right specifying a digital ticket, the ...	02/16/2010
7609848	Multi-stage watermarking process and system A multi-stage watermarking system and process that creates a watermark specification which describes how to generate a watermark, generates a template specification which describes how to merge the watermark into a target document, generates the watermark based on t...	10/27/2009
7603319	Method and apparatus for preserving customer identity in on-line transactions A method and apparatus for managing and accomplishing on-line transactions while preserving the privacy of user information. User information is stored at a trusted Web site. A user logs on to a transacting Web site with a user device and requests a transaction from...	10/13/2009
7558759	Systems and methods for creating, manipulating and processing rights and contract expressions using tokenized templates System and methods for manipulating rights expressions for use in connection with a rights management system include one or more tokenized templates. Each tokenized template includes one or more rights expression language statements and one or more tokens associated...	07/07/2009
7523072	System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works 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 wh...	04/21/2009
7359881	System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using secure components A system for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets. In the present invention, a “digital ticket” is used to entitle the ticket holder to exercise some usage right with respect to a digital work. Usage rights are used to defi...	04/15/2008
7343324	Method, system, and computer readable medium for automatically publishing content The publishing system and method automates at least some portion of a publishing process. The system publishes content using metadata, rights templates and/or specifications, publishing profiles and business rules. ...	03/11/2008
7237125	Method and apparatus for automatically deploying security components in a content distribution system A system and method for securely distributing content by automatically deploying security components. The system includes a server having content stored thereon, a client device having a standard application program for accomplishing a task related to the content, a...	06/26/2007
7184571	Multi-stage watermarking process and system A multi-stage watermarking system and process that creates a watermark specification which describes how to generate a watermark, generates a template specification which describes how to merge the watermark into a target document, generates the watermark based on t...	02/27/2007
7073199	Document distribution management method and apparatus using a standard rendering engine and a method and apparatus for controlling a standard rendering engine A system and method is disclosed for the secure distribution and consumption of electronic documents using a standard rendering engine. The documents have usage rights associated therewith. A server stores the documents in computer readable form. A user operates a c...	07/04/2006
7068787	System and method for protection of digital works A digital work and a system context (or resource information or system resource) are polarized enabling trusted rendering or replay of the digital work without depolarization of the digital content. The digital work includes digital content and resource information....	06/27/2006
6754642	Method and apparatus for dynamically assigning usage rights to digital works Usage rights to digital content are dynamically assigned. Various dynamic conditions are monitored and the usage rights are adjusted in a predetermined manner based on the status of dynamic conditions. The dynamic conditions include the time of day, the load on a se...	06/22/2004
6519700	Self-protecting documents A system and method for the secure distribution of electronic documents reduces the likelihood of unauthorized reproduction and redistribution by either authorized or unauthorized recipients. A self-protecting document (SPD) contains an encrypted document...	02/11/2003
6236971	System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets A system for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets. In the present invention, a "digital ticket" is used to entitle the ticket holder to exercise some usage right with respect to a digital work. Usage rights are used ...	05/22/2001
6233684	System for controlling the distribution and use of rendered digital works through watermaking A trusted rendering system for use in a system for controlling the distribution and use of digital works. A trusted rendering system facilitates the protection of rendered digital works which have been rendered on a system which controls the distribution ...	05/15/2001

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Assignee: Contentguard Holdings, Inc.