System and method for controlling rights expressions by stakeholders of an item

US7685642B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Charles Gilliam · Darien, US
• Eddie Chen · Rancho Palos Verdes, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 26, 2003
• Grant date: Mar 23, 2010
• Expiry date: Nov 25, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/184
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

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 the recipient, the condition indicating that the use by the recipient of the item is subject to control; associating the rights expression with the item; and controlling the use by the recipient of the item based on the condition in the rights expression. In further exemplary embodiments, the use by the recipient of the item is subject to control by a stakeholder and/or a provider of the item and can be used to provide consumer protection based on parameters of use.