Method and system to securely distribute content via a network
US7228427B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/101
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system to distribute content via a network commences when content is received at a content distributor from a content provider. At the content distributor, an operation relating to the content is performed. The content provider provides authorization to the content distributor to perform the operation, and the authorization is specific to the content distributor. The operation may be performed within a secure environment implemented at the content distributor, and may comprise an association operation to associate the content with a content consumer. In an exemplary embodiment, the association operation comprises a watermarking operation to watermark the content as content distributed specifically to the content consumer. In a further exemplary embodiment, the association operation comprises an encryption operation to encrypt the content utilizing a key associated with, and communicated to, the content consumer.
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