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7269736 Distributed cryptographic methods and arrangements  
First and second computing devices are selectively operatively coupled together. The first device provides data to the second device. The second device can be a portable computing device. The...
7266203 Information recording/reproducing system being able to limit an access and a method thereof  
In an internal circuit type, an encryption circuit is included in a device. Information specific to the device including the encryption circuit is preregistered to a net authentication site. A...
RE39802 Storage medium for preventing an irregular use by a third party  
A storage medium stores encrypted electronic data, a medium personal number which is unique for each storage medium and encrypted permission information. At least the medium personal number is...
7249105 BORE-resistant digital goods configuration and distribution methods and arrangements  
Break-Once, Run-everywhere (BORE) resistant software configurations and digital goods and content distribution methods and arrangements are provided for use in computer systems and networks. An...
7236958 Electronic software license with software product installer identifier  
An anti-piracy software licensing system associates a license file with a particular software product, so that the license file cannot be used with a separate product. The license is associated...
7228293 Copy detection for digitally-formatted works  
An electronic book reader has a processor, a display surface, and access to a memory card upon which is stored a digitally-formatted creative work such as a book. In addition, the reader has access...
7225160 Digital works having usage rights and method for creating the same  
Digital work adapted to be distributed within a system for controlling at least one of the distribution and use of digital works. The digital work includes: digital content representing a portion...
7222104 Method and apparatus for transferring usage rights and digital work having transferrable usage rights  
A method and apparatus for facilitating transfer of usage rights for digital content. The system comprises digital content, a usage rights module containing usage rights information associated with...
7222101 System and method for securing data through a PDA portal  
Consumers may utilize computing devices to assist in the purchase and/or loyalty process, and in particular, the consumer may utilize a PDA to facilitate the purchase and/or loyalty process. During...
7206765 System and method for supplying and managing usage rights based on rules  
A system and method for enforcing rights expressions specifying manners of use of an item, include specifying by a potential recipient of an item a first rights expression indicating a first manner...
7200575 Managing access to digital content  
Systems and methods of managing access to digital content are described. In one aspect, a novel digital content access management system enables users to register previously owned digital content...
7197484 Asset management advice system and recording medium containing program of the system  
The present invention provides a net trade advice system in which not only data such as stock prices is presented, but also asset management advice can be obtained as if a user is served by a...
7191153 Content distribution method and apparatus  
Media which stores protected content is distributed to users without the need for payment at the time of media distribution. Payment can be performed at a later time in response to which content...
7188087 Devices, systems and methods for restricting use of digital content  
Devices, systems and methods for restricting use of digital content are provided. Among those embodiments which may be construed as providing a method for restricting use of digital data, a...
7185358 Method and apparatus for preventing reuse of text, images and software transmitted via networks  
A method for providing textual information in a network environment, the method comprising: receiving a request via a network for text-editable textual information; converting the text-editable...
7184985 Method, system, and apparatus for providing secure access to a digital work  
A method, system, and apparatus are provided for securely accessing a digital work, such as digital movie, music file, photo, or other type of digital media. Provider contexts, requester contexts,...
7177843 Rights expression system  
A rights expression system and method for facilitating creation and/or modification of rights expressions in a rights expression language based on one or more schemas are provided. In one...
7171389 Identification, storage and display of land data on a website  
Disclosed is a land website that provides a personalized database on which data can be stored, retrieved, customized and communicated (e.g., by e-mail) relating to a particular piece of property....
7167841 Content distributing system, content distributing service server, and community site server  
The invention provides a system where additional services using other sites connected over a network are made available when a content is delivered via a network. According to the invention, when...
7162452 Key distribution via a memory device  
A memory element is provided in the recording medium that is readable but not writeable by external devices, and whose content changes each time select material is recorded onto the medium. The...
7152046 Method and apparatus for tracking status of resource in a system for managing use of the resources  
A method and system for managing the state of a protected resource in a system for granting access to a protected resource in accordance with usage rights. The usage rights include at least one...
7149721 Electronic content rights with and-or expression  
Methods and apparatus for creating a license defining permissions to use electronic content. The methods include selecting a plurality of habitat types, each an aspect of a user environment to...
7139737 Apparatus and method for managing software licenses and storage medium storing a program for managing software licenses  
An inventory information collecting unit automatically collects inventory information including inventory information regarding software installed in each of a plurality of computers within an...
7127430 Recording medium, recorder, reproducer, cryptocommunication system and program license system  
The operating and other procedures of a disk or recording medium application system of the type for which a network is used are simplified. Disks or recording media have auxiliary data recording...
7124437 System for dynamically encrypting information for secure internet commerce and providing embedded fulfillment software  
A data distribution system is provided which supplies customers with an executable for requested secured data files to provide the customer with fulfillment software, obviating the need for the...
7113927 DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DATA DISTRIBUTION METHOD, PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH DATA RECEIVING CAPABILITY, PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH DATA TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING CAPABILITY, RECORDING MEDIUM ONTO WHICH DATA CONTENT IS RECORDED, ENCODING APPARATUS, AND DECODING APPARATUS  
A data distribution system has a portable user terminal, which sends a portable terminal ID or memory card ID and electronic money are sent to a store-based terminal ( 10 ) and receives data...
7111167 Digital watermarks with values derived from remote platforms  
In some embodiments, the invention involves receiving remotely originating data (ROD) and creating a customized identification (CID) which is at least partially created through encrypting the ROD...
7103573 User rewards program and associated communications system  
A financial system in which an intermediary facilitates transactions between one or more credit card issuers and a plurality of different vendors which may be related by a common characteristic....
7096201 Copyright management apparatus, copyrighted-work distribution apparatus, and copyrighted-work distribution and receiving system  
A TV music broadcasting program is distributed from a distribution apparatus through a ground station and a satellite, and a musical-piece program is also distributed through a plurality of audio...
7096202 Consumer distribution license system and method  
A method for facilitating distribution of a digital work within a system having at least one repository configured to enforce use of said digital work in accordance with rights. The digital work...
7089211 Directory enabled secure multicast group communications  
An approach for establishing secure communication among multiple multicast groups using a multi-master directory is disclosed. The multi-master directory is on a per object and per attribute access...
7089212 System and method for controlling access to protected information  
A method and apparatus of encouraging distribution, registration, and purchase of free copyable software and other digital information which is accessed on a User's System via a Programmer's...
7085741 Method and apparatus for managing digital content usage rights  
A method and an apparatus for specifying and editing rights associated with a content includes a general model that comprehends rights specification at different levels of the content life cycle....
7085743 System and method for creating and running protected information  
A method and apparatus of encouraging distribution, registration, and purchase of free copyable software and other digital information which is accessed on a User's System via a Programmer's...
7076467 Network-based method and system for transmitting digital data to a client computer and charging only for data that is used by the client computer user  
A flexible product distribution and payment system for computer network based electronic commerce is disclosed. Primary content data is made available to customers through a detachable local...
7076468 Method and system for licensing digital works  
A method and system is presented for a digital licensing scheme that separates the license from the digital file containing the copyrightable material. According to the present invention, the files...
7073073 Data providing system, device, and method  
A content provider 101 distributes a secure container 104 storing content data encrypted using content key data, content key data encrypted using distribution key data, and encrypted usage...
7065506 Method and apparatus to inhibit illicit copying from a record carrier to a computer-readable data storage device  
A technique to prevent illicit copying of a copy-protected CD-ROM into a computer-readable storage drive is presented. In accordance with the present invention, when an authentic copy-protected...
7058819 Data processing system, data processing method, and program providing medium  
The inventive data processing apparatus initially generates verifying values for verifying integrity of contents data stored in a memory device, then stores the verifying values in correspondence...
7058606 Method for loaning digital works  
A method for loaning a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith within a system having repositories configured to enforce use of the digital work in accordance with the rights. A...
7055040 Method and apparatus for uniquely and securely loading software to an individual computer  
A method and apparatus for uniquely and securely loading software to an individual computer includes requesting download of software components to a hardware platform and delivering a token from a...
7051211 Secure software distribution and installation  
Methods, systems and computer program products are provide for controlling access to software is provided by the software to be controlled being divided into a first encrypted portion and a second...
7039615 Retail transactions involving digital content in a digital rights management (DRM) system  
A retailer facilitates issuance of a digital license from a licensor to a customer for a corresponding piece of digital content. The retailer receives payment for the license from the customer,...
7028011 Hybrid optical recording disc with copy protection  
A hybrid optical recording disc having copy protection for use in a computer, including a read-only area having preformed information including at least one program and disc identifier data; a...
7028009 Method and apparatus for distributing enforceable property rights  
An enforceable property right and a system for controlling the manner of use of an item in accordance with usage rights. The enforceable property right includes an item ticket having a security...
7024554 Systems and methods that authorize target devices utilizing proprietary software and/or hardware  
An integrated system comprises an authorization device that generates a second encrypted data stream in response to a first data stream, and a programmable logic device (PLD) that generates a third...
7020636 Storage-medium rental system  
A storage-medium rental system includes a portable storage medium to be rented to the user, a portable semiconductor memory owned by the user, a rental-shop apparatus owned by the rental agent, and...
7020780 Method apparatus and systems for producing and writing cipher keys, reproducing information with a cipher key, and for permitting reproduction of information with a cipher key, and permitting reproduction of information with a cipher key, and optical disc recorded with a cipher key  
Plural program information and a BCA (Burst Cutting Area) number of the optical disc 100 is previously recorded in the optical disc 100 . A drive ID is stored in the nonvolatile memory 104 a ...
7010697 System for dynamically encrypting information for secure internet commerce and providing embedded fulfillment software  
A data distribution system is provided which supplies customers with an executable for requested secured data files to provide the customer with fulfillment software, obviating the need for the...
6999587 Information recording/reproducing system  
An information recording medium 1 is provided with: a user data recording part 3 which records user data; a random-patter-information recording part 4 which records random pattern information...
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