Service for managing digital content resales
US9064276B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q2220/12
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A content management system couples DRM protection of content items with a digital content store to allow content items to be transferred or resold from one user to another. The content management system can generate application-specific digital stores that allow end users to conduct transactions with other users to buy, sell, and/or trade content items associated with the application. In response to a sale or trade of a content item between two users, DRM protections associated with the content item can allow the content item to be removed from one user computing device and provided to another user computing device, while maintaining the same number of outstanding active copies of the content item before and after the transaction.
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