Method and system for managing licenses to content
US7818261B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/184
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Process for enabling a content provider and its users to easily manage licenses for intended uses for selected or provided content. Licensing information for content previously provided to a user or acquired by the content provider, a digital fingerprint, and/or a digital identifier are employed to uniquely identify a particular instance of the selected/provided content and manage licenses to use this content Once the selected content is provided for processing, the invention can notify the user of at least one of four conditions: (1) a user is currently licensed for at least one type of use for the selected content; (2) if a previous license to the selected content is expired, a current license does not include the selected use, or the user doesn't have or has an expired license to use the selected content, and identify steps to obtain a current license for at least one type of use; (3) if a license to use the selected content is not available from the content provider; and (4) identify substantially similar content that is available from the content provider for a license for at least one type of the intended use for one or more of conditions (1), (2), and (3).
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