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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130900 | System and Method for Trading Unused Digital Rights A device is provided for use with a digital content provider and a content purchaser. The content provider can provide digital content and a first digital key, wherein the digital content has quantified digital rights associated therewith. The device includes a receivin... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120047074 | METHODS OF PROTECTING SOFTWARE PROGRAMS FROM UNAUTHORIZED USE A method for controlling or protecting the use of a software licensed product is provided. The method comprises, for example, encrypting protected data associated with the software licensed product with a key derived from code of a licensing module, distributing the enc... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120023023 | Methods, Systems, And Products For Providing Electronic Media Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for providing electronic media to a customer. One method prompts a customer to license a right to electronic media. If the customer agrees to license the right, then the license is electronically stored on behalf of the custo... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120011069 | LICENSE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND CONTENT PROCESSING SYSTEM A content distribution system includes a content distribution server and a portable game terminal. The content distribution server 4-0-retains a first license for comprehensively permitting the use of multiple digital contents and issues to the portable game terminal a ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110295751 | System and method for subsidized internet access through preferred partners Provided are systems and methods for execution by a processor of a proxy server to provide a subsidized access to a network supported by a plurality of preferred partners. One method comprises receiving a first request from a client to access a first server on the netwo... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110289002 | STATE-BASED COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION IN A CONNECTED SYSTEM Some embodiments of a system and a method to verify compliance in a connected system have been presented. For instance, a system management server provided by a software vendor is installed in a customer's network to manage a set of computer systems belonging to the cus... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110289003 | Electronic License Management In one aspect, this application describes a method for determining a license status of a software application. The method includes receiving a license status request to obtain an indication of whether a software application is licensed for use on a client computing devi... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110191246 | Systems and Methods Enabling Marketing and Distribution of Media Content by Content Creators and Content Providers Systems and methods enabling marketing and distribution of motion pictures and other media content by content creators and other content providers are described herein. A platform is provided by which a plurality of content providers can market and distribute media cont... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110119191 | LICENSE OPTIMIZATION IN A VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT License optimization using a virtualized environment that includes receiving, by a processing device, a system requirement, analyzing, by the processing device, a use of a software component installed in a system in view of a license associated with the software compone... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110060689 | Process for implementing a method for the on-line sale of software products and the activation of use licenses through a data network Online sale of software product use licenses through a data network by offering software products (SOFT) through vendor sites, purchasing a license on-line on one of said vendor sites, and activating said license on-line by a different licensing site. A specific compone... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110047079 | DIGITAL CONTENT PUBLICATION A method and system for receiving digital content and metadata associated with the digital content. In an embodiment, the method and system inputs publication information associated with the digital content, produces protected digital content, stores the protected digit... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110047080 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRM CONTENT MANAGEMENT A system for managing a Digital Rights Management (DRM) content includes a content providing server for providing an environment, through which a DRM content and a digital right of the DRM content can be registered, a service providing server for issuing a license servi... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040688 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR THE DECENTRALIZED DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL CONTENT A method for the decentralized distribution of digital content via a network includes providing content with a tag configured to allow at least one of an operator of a download portal and a content provider to track distribution of the content so as to collect data abou... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110010299 | System for dynamically encrypting content for secure internet commerce and providing embedded fulfillment software A data distribution system is provided which supplies customers with an executable for requested secured data files to provide the customer with fulfillment software, obviating the need for the customer to download fulfillment software prior to requesting secure data. T... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110010298 | Interoperable keychest There is provided a system and method for an interoperable keychest. There is provided a method for use by a central key repository (CKR) or keychest to provide content access authorizations to distributors, comprising receiving a key information file including a first ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110004555 | CONTENT TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT SERVER DEVICE, CONTENT-PROVIDING SERVER DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE AND CONTROL PROGRAM A content transaction management server device includes: a memory storing decryption keys used in decryption of encrypted content data; a communication unit for information; a payment-request reception unit receiving, through the communication unit, a first storage addr... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100304714 | DIGITAL CONTENT TRADING SYSTEM AND METHOD APPLIED TO MOBILE APPARATUS A digital content trading system and the method applied to a mobile apparatus are disclosed. The mobile apparatus particularly provides communication and multimedia playback functions. The claimed system and method embody a trading mechanism among the mobile apparatus, ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100299264 | OPEN MARKET CONTENT DISTRIBUTION A method of content distribution for one or more user devices, comprising: associating the one or more user devices with a user domain; acquiring content with one or more user accounts linked to the user domain; accessing the acquired content with the one or more user d... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100280954 | EXTENSIBLE MEDIA RIGHTS A DRM System. A DRM system comprising a service provider, a CE device coupled to the service provider, and an XMR license disposed upon the CE device.... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100280953 | CONTENT DOWNLOAD SYSTEM, CONTENT DOWNLOAD METHOD, CONTENT SUPPLYING APPARATUS, CONTENT SUPPLYING METHOD, CONTENT RECEIVING APPARATUS, CONTENT RECEIVING METHOD, AND PROGRAM The present invention relates to a content download system and content download method, content supplying device and content supplying method, content receiving device, content receiving method, and program, whereby a system corresponding to various types of operating m... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100241568 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE FEATURE LICENSES BETWEEN DEVICES A method and system for transferring licenses between electronic devices supporting licensable features. Specifically, in a method a request is generated for transferring a license between first and second electronic devices. The request includes first information uniqu... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100169222 | Method for Secure Storage and Delivery of Media Content The memory device contains control structures that allow media content to be stored securely and distributed in a manner envisioned by the content owner, or service providers involved in the distribution. A wide variety of different avenues become available for distribu... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100169221 | Method for Providing License Corresponding to Encrypted Contents to Client Apparatus and Digital Rights Management Conversion System Using the Method Disclosed are a method for providing a license corresponding to encrypted contents to a client apparatus, which provides a license in response to a request of the license corresponding to contents super-distributed to a third person in a DRM conversion system, and a DRM... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100131412 | INTEROPERABLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PEER-TO-PEER SERVICE ORCHESTRATION Systems and methods are described for performing policy-managed, peer-to-peer service orchestration in a manner that supports the formation of self-organizing service networks that enable rich media experiences. In one embodiment, services are distributed across peer-to... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100104103 | Method And Apparatus For Billing And Security Architecture For Venue-Cast Services A security system is applied to venue-cast content transmissions over a broadcast/multicast network infrastructure. The broadcast network infrastructure may be Evolution-Data Only Broadcast Multicast Services (BCMCS) that facilitates distribution of a subscription-based... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100088235 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDIA CONTENT DISTRIBUTION The present disclosure provides a system and method for media content distribution. In one exemplary embodiment, a method is provided and includes receiving a request from a user for a replacement copy of a specific media content. The request includes an indication from... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100088236 | SECURE SOFTWARE SERVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS In one embodiment the present invention includes a method of performing a secure transaction in a software system, such as a software service system, for example. Embodiments of the invention include encoding symmetric keys for securing transactions between a service co... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100082489 | System and method for processing media gifts Various techniques are provided for the gifting between multiple electronic devices of media content provided by an online digital media provider. An offer and acceptance of a selected gift file is accomplished between a gifter device and a receiving giftee device using... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100082488 | PROVIDING A RADIO STATION AT A USER DEVICE USING PREVIOUSLY OBTAINED DRM LOCKED CONTENT A system and method are disclosed for providing a radio station for playback at a user device using previously obtained Digital Rights Management (DRM) locked content for the radio station. In one embodiment, a radio station application and DRM locked content to be used... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100049657 | METHOD OF PROVIDING A VIRTUAL PRODUCT TO THIRD PARTIES In a method of providing a virtual product to third parties, the virtual product being present in an original version in a digital form having a predetermined quality, a reduced version of the virtual product, along with information relating to a distributor of the virt... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100042544 | Process for creating a multimedia interactive book A method for an educator to teach a subject with of: a system which allows a plurality of computer users a of accessing a secured, interactive, multimedia, animated knowledge base created by expert(s), the system identifies and differentiates: administrators, educators,... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090327723 | SECURE TRANSFER OF DIGITAL OBJECTS Transferring a digital object, comprising: receiving a digital object; validating the received digital object according to predefined rules; building a description of the validated digital object; providing access to the description to select the validated, described di... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090327137 | Method and apparatus for establishing usage rights for digital content to be created in the future A method for creating a digital work having content and usage rights related to the content, the digital work being adapted to be used within a system having repositories for controlling use of content, the method including issuing a license to a consumer, the license p... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090281950 | SYSTEM, MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL, EXTERNAL DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING CONTENT A system that executes content like music and moving pictures, and protects rights like copyright, working on a configuration of a mobile information terminal and an external device is provided. A mobile information terminal acquires a right (ticket) to execute content.... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090282432 | Apparatus and Method for Securely Distributing Contents in a Telecommunication Network The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for securely distributing contents in a telecommunication network, where an inventory management unit (1) manages terminals (3) with at least one functional unit (4) on the basis of use rights metad... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090271318 | DIGITAL DATA LICENSING SYSTEM The invention provides a method for securing ownership of data and/or performances which are broadcast and/or performed in public, said method including an identifier in the broadcast and/or performed data, transmitting the identifier at a frequency and/or modulation wh... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090271319 | Embedded Licenses for Content In accordance with one or more aspects, a license for content is retrieved, the license having been previously embedded in the content. A requested action is allowed to be performed with the content only if a standalone license, or both a leaf license and a root license... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090259591 | Information Rights Management Information rights management (IRM) systems are used to protect the use of information within a data item. An IRM system is provided which will allow access to a data item following at least two interactions with one or more licensing entities. In some examples, the lic... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090254482 | TIME-BASED LICENSES A method and a system are provided for issuing a number of different types of time-based licenses associated with software products. The system may include an activation server, which may maintain licensing information in a licensing database, and a licensing platform, ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090228395 | METHOD FOR DISSEMINATING DRM CONTENT Method for disseminating digital content that is secured by Digital Rights Management (DRM), the digital content being encrypted and playback of the digital content being linked to a license that is provided with a digital key including associated attributes that regula... | 09/10/2009 |
