IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0194506
(2011-07-29)
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등록번호 |
US-8370952
(2013-02-05)
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발명자
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
21 인용 특허 :
78 |
초록
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Method and apparatus for automatically distributing, as needed, a user's digital-works and usage-rights to one or more user-devices. A definition of the usage-rights for a digital-work may be stored at one or more locations on a network. A version of said digital-work suitable for a user-device may
Method and apparatus for automatically distributing, as needed, a user's digital-works and usage-rights to one or more user-devices. A definition of the usage-rights for a digital-work may be stored at one or more locations on a network. A version of said digital-work suitable for a user-device may be provided by one or more locations on said network. When a user who is authorized to utilize said digital-work is active at a user-device, a version of said digital-work and authorization to utilize is automatically transferred when needed to a user-device. The digital-work and authorization may be automatically transferred as needed to any user-device where an authorized user is active. The usage-rights may only be valid for one or more specific users. The usage authorization at each user-device may be less than defined in the full usage-rights maintained on the network. Authorization to utilize said digital-work at a user-device may be extended from time to time by exchanging user-device status across the network. Digital-works are automatically provided as needed to any user-device that an authorized user is using.
대표청구항
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1. An apparatus-implemented method of distributing a digital-work, the method comprising: storing a definition of usage-rights for said digital-work in one or more memories; wherein said definition of usage-rights authorizes said digital-work for use by a user, at a plurality of different user-devic
1. An apparatus-implemented method of distributing a digital-work, the method comprising: storing a definition of usage-rights for said digital-work in one or more memories; wherein said definition of usage-rights authorizes said digital-work for use by a user, at a plurality of different user-devices; wherein said usage-rights for said digital-work are usable with a plurality of experience-providers;determining, with one or more processors, when the user who is authorized to utilize said usage-rights is present at one of the user-devices; andsending onto a network to said user-device, a format of said digital-work that is compatible with said user-device and an authorization for the user to utilize the format of the digital-work. 2. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein said definition of usage-rights authorizes a plurality of different formats of said digital-work. 3. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein the authorization sent to the user-device, expires after a time period, unless appropriate feedback on the usage of the digital-work has been sent by the user-device. 4. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein a plurality of experience-providers access said usage-rights of the user. 5. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein, when said user switches to another experience-provider of said plurality of experience-providers, said usage-rights are also used with said another experience-provider of said plurality of experience-providers. 6. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein at least one of said plurality of experience-providers access said usage-rights at a usage-rights repository. 7. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein said usage-rights are defined by a standard for usage-rights that is used by said plurality of experience-providers. 8. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein said usage-rights are issued by a usage-rights authority that is recognized by said plurality of experience-providers. 9. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein said usage-rights are issued by a composition-provider and stored in a usage-rights repository; and wherein the usage-rights in said repository are used by said plurality of experience-providers. 10. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein said authorization is sent to said user-device by one experience-provider of said plurality of experience-providers, and is utilized at the user-device with another experience-provider of said plurality of experience-providers. 11. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein the authorization sent to the user-device expires, unless the authorization sent to the user-device is renewed from time to time. 12. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein, based on a history and/or context of the user, said format and said authorization are sent to said user-device before being needed or requested by the user. 13. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein after determining the user is present at the user-device: determining that a digital-work, for which the user has usage-rights, is expected to be used at a future time, by the user at the user-device;determining if the digital-work and authorization is already available, for use by the user at the user-device; andif the selected format and/or authorization is not already available at the user-device, automatically without needing user action or initiation, sending the selected format and/or the authorization to the user-device before being needed by the user at the user-device. 14. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein after determining the user is present at the user-device: determining, automatically without needing user initiation or action, that a digital-work for which the user has usage-rights, is not configured for use by the user at the user-device; andsending the selected format and/or the authorization for use by the user, to the user-device before being needed by the user at the user-device. 15. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1 further comprising: when a network connection is not available to the user-device, allowing the digital-work to be used at the user-device by the user, by utilizing the digital-work and the authorization that was previously sent to the user-device. 16. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein the user is able to use the digital-work and the authorization that was previously received at the user-device, during times when a network connection is not available to the user-device. 17. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein an actual identity of the user remains unknown to experience-providers, digital-work providers and usage-rights repositories. 18. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein the definition of usage-rights for the digital-work is stored at one or more locations on the network; and wherein the definition of usage-rights is accessed, across the network, by a plurality of different experience-providers. 19. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein a version indicator or characteristics of the user-device, are sent across the network to one of said experience-providers, automatically without needing user action or initiation; and wherein said format of the digital-work and said authorization, that is most appropriate for the user-device, is sent across the network to the user-device. 20. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: further comprising: using said authorization to enable, said format of the digital-work, to be used at said user-device. 21. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein the definition of usage-rights includes a right to use formats that already exist, and formats that are developed or released at a future time. 22. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1 further comprising: selecting a most appropriate format for a second user-device which is different from the format selected for a first user-device; andsending onto a network to the second user-device, the format and authorization which was most appropriate for the second user-device. 23. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein said usage-rights are used by said plurality of experience-providers. 24. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein said plurality of experience-providers access said usage-rights across a network. 25. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein said authorization sent to the user-device by one of said experience-providers, expires before the definition of usage-rights expires. 26. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein said authorization, sent to the user-device by one of said experience-providers, expires after a time period that is less than the definition of usage-rights. 27. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein said authorization sent to the user-device by one of said experience-providers, expires after an amount of usage, that is less than the definition of usage-rights. 28. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein the authorization sent to the user-device by one of said experience-providers, expires after a number of times used, that is less than the definition of usage-rights. 29. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein a duration or amount of usage of said authorization, is less than said usage-rights; and wherein the duration or amount of usage, authorized by said authorization, is based upon an indicator of trust worthiness of said user. 30. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein said usage-rights include a right to use future formats of said digital-work that did not exist when said usage-rights were originally obtained for said user. 31. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein the definition of usage-rights are accessed by a plurality of different experience-providers. 32. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein the definition of usage-rights are authorized for use with a plurality of different experience-providers. 33. An apparatus-implemented method as in claim 1: wherein the definition of usage-rights are authorized for use with all experience-providers. 34. Apparatus for distributing a digital-work, comprising: one or more memories that store a definition of usage-rights for said digital-work; wherein said definition of usage-rights authorizes said digital-work for use by a user, at a plurality of different user-devices; wherein said usage-rights for said digital-work are usable with a plurality of experience-providers;one or more processors to determine when the user who is authorized to utilize said usage-rights is present at one of the user-devices; and to send onto a network to said user-device: a format of said digital-work that is compatible with said user-device and an authorization for the user to utilize the format of said digital-work. 35. Apparatus as in claim 34: wherein said definition of usage-rights authorizes a plurality of different formats of said digital-work. 36. Apparatus as in claim 34: wherein said format and said authorization are sent to the user-device, in anticipation of future use, by the user, of the digital-work at said user-device. 37. Apparatus as in claim 34: wherein after determining the user is present at the user-device: determining, automatically without needing user initiation or action, that a digital-work for which the user has usage-rights, is not configured for use by the user at the user-device; andsending the selected format and/or the authorization, to the user-device before being needed by the user at the user-device. 38. Apparatus as in claim 34: wherein said usage-rights of said user are used by said plurality of experience-providers. 39. Apparatus as in claim 34: wherein at least one of said plurality of experience-providers access said usage-rights across a network. 40. Apparatus as in claim 34: wherein the authorization sent to the user-device by one of said plurality of experience-providers, expires before the definition of usage-rights expires. 41. Apparatus as in claim 34: wherein said authorization is sent to said user-device by one experience-provider of said plurality of experience-providers, and is utilized at said user-device with another experience-provider of said plurality of experience-providers. 42. Apparatus as in claim 34: wherein the definition of usage-rights is accessed by said plurality of experience-providers. 43. Apparatus as in claim 34: wherein the definition of usage-rights authorizes use by said plurality of experience-providers. 44. Apparatus as in claim 34: wherein the definition of usage-rights authorizes use by all experience-providers. 45. Apparatus as in claim 34: wherein said plurality of experience-providers access said usage-rights across a network. 46. Apparatus as in claim 34: wherein the definition of usage-rights for the digital-work is stored at one or more locations on the network; and wherein the definition of usage-rights is accessed, across the network, by a plurality of different experience-providers. 47. Apparatus as in claim 34: wherein at least one of said plurality of experience-providers access said usage-rights at a usage-rights repository. 48. One or more computer-readable memories or storage media, not including carrier-waves, having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processing devices, implement a method of distributing a digital-work, the method comprising: storing a definition of usage-rights for said digital-work in one or more memories; wherein said definition of usage-rights authorizes said digital-work for use by a user, at a plurality of different user-devices; wherein said usage-rights for said digital-work are usable with a plurality of experience-providers;determining, with one or more processors, when the user who is authorized to utilize said usage-rights is present at one of the user-devices; andsending onto a network to said user-device, a format of said digital-work that is compatible with said user-device and an authorization for the user to utilize the format of the digital-work. 49. One or more computer-readable memories or storage media, not including carrier-waves, as in claim 48: wherein said definition of usage-rights authorizes a plurality of different formats of said digital-work. 50. One or more computer-readable memories or storage media, not including carrier-waves, as in claim 48: wherein the definition of usage-rights is accessed by said plurality of experience-providers. 51. One or more computer-readable memories or storage media, not including carrier-waves, as in claim 48: wherein said definition of usage-rights is authorized for use with all experience-providers.
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