Abstract: A selection of a digital content item is received from a client over a network. A license agreement associated with the selected digital content item is identified based on a content ID of the digital content item, where the license agreement is identified by a license ID. The license agreement includes one or more constraints for accessing the digital content item. A tracking code is generated based on the content ID associated with the selected digital content item, the license ID associated with the identified license agreement, and the user ID associated with the client. The tracking code is inscribed on the digital content item to generate a deliverable content file, where the deliverable content file contains the digital content item therein. The deliverable content file is transmitted to the client over the network, where the tracking code is visible or audible when the digital content item is accessed from the deliverable content file.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method includes providing one or more selectable criteria that each characterize a respective software license restriction. One or more selections of the one or more selectable criteria are received. A license metric is generated. The license metric corresponds to one or more selections of the one or more selectable criteria. A total number of instances of one or more software products is determined using the generated license metric.

Abstract: Methods and systems for licensing a document template are provided herein. The method includes obtaining, within a computing device, a license for a document template from a marketplace service. The method also includes downloading the document template to the computing device. The method includes providing a functional experience of a document derived from the document template to a licensed user. The method further includes sharing a license-restricted document with an unlicensed user in response to an input from the licensed user, wherein the license-restricted document provides a reduced-functionality experience of the document derived from the document template to the unlicensed user.

Abstract: A system and method encrypt a license file associated with computer software using a private key. The license file includes one or more license keys, and each license key is associated with a feature of the computer software. The license file associated with the computer software is decrypted at runtime using a public key. A module determines whether a user is permitted to execute the computer software. The module is authenticated by one or more of a determination of whether a hash code included within the module matches a hash code generated by a user of the computer software at run time of the computer software, and an encryption of the module prior to run time of the computer software using the private key and a decryption of the module at run time of the computer software using the public key.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer usable program product for revising content translations using shared translation databases are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A translation of some content is presented to a user. A revision to a first portion of the translation is received from the user. A second portion of the translation is identified using the shared translation database, the second portion being a candidate for revising using the revision. The second portion is suggested for revision. The second portion may be identified without user interaction. The revision may be submitted for review along with user-selected portions, and an approval may be received. The user's access to the shared translation database may be controlled such that the user is able to interact with the shared translation database to identify the second portion but the user may be unable to modify the shared translation database.

Abstract: A publishing user publishes digital content and issues to itself a corresponding digital publisher license to allow itself to render the published digital content. The publishing user is supplied with a publishing certificate from a digital rights management (DRM) server, where the publishing certificate allows the publishing user to so publish the digital content and to so issue the publisher license.

Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates integrating two or more applications for secure sharing of data. A line of business (LOB) system can include a portion of metadata associated with a business application. An adapter can employ a dynamic service contract to the LOB system, wherein the service contract is a fluid contract constructed in real time from a portion of metadata selected within the LOB system. Moreover, the adapter can enable a client to access the portion of metadata selected via the service contract.

Abstract: A secure service network (SSN) comprising an IP network infrastructure wherein the access of one participant to another participant in the network is controlled by a secure service gateway (SSG) in which a point of origination universal identifier (PoUID) represents a unique identifier for the participant within a participant's internal network domain and the interconnection of the SSGs within the SSN as a precondition of access creates a bilaterally secure peer to peer service connection. Participants in the network are service providers, service requesters, or both. A global secure service gateway (GSSG) may be interconnected in the SSN to provide a central access authority and management services.

Abstract: A method and system for transferring licenses between electronic devices supporting licensable features. Specifically, in a method a request is generated for transferring a license between first and second electronic devices. The request includes first information unique to the first electronic device, second information unique to the second electronic device. The request is sent to a license distributor to generates a master key. The master key includes a removal key including the first information and an add key including the second information. The removal key is used to remove the license from the first electronic device when the first information matches official versions of the first information. The add key is revealed from the master key when the license is successfully removed. The add key is used to add the license to the second electronic device when the second information matches official versions of the second information.

Abstract: Host based content security and protection. Security is achieved via a third-party device serving as an intermediary or host (e.g., certificate authority (CA)) between two or more user device is associated with two or more users. Any number of security measures may be employed to ensure that the content and/or identity associated with a given user is protected, including on a per communication or content basis. Various authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) protocols may be employed to govern the respective sharing of content and/or identity between respective users within the system, and such AAA protocols may be dynamically allocated differently with respect to different pairings of users at different respective times. In addition, with respect to digital rights management (DRM) employed to govern the security of content and/or identity between users, a third-party device (e.g.

Abstract: Methods and systems for dynamically bundling portions into secured destination files are provided. Example embodiments provide a Dynamic Digital Rights Bundling System (“DDRBS”), which dynamically bundles a set of portions each variously containing digital rights management components, user interface controls, and content, into a secured destination file in response to a designated content request. In one embodiment, the DDRBS comprises a bundling engine, a translation engine, a merging engine, and an assortment of data repositories. These components cooperate to dynamically assemble and provide customized secured destination files comprising the requested content together with specialized user interface and digital rights management controls. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

Abstract: A data communication apparatus that permits the use of a communication function in an appropriate manner even before a license for the communication function is made valid. A CPU of a printing apparatus as the data communication apparatus determines whether or not a trial transmission license is valid. If it is determined that the license is not valid, the CPU performs inhibits execution of processing associated with the transmission function, and restricts processing to be performed on data received using the reception function without inhibiting execution of processing associated with the reception function.

Abstract: Even if the process for permitting execution of software is enabled in accordance with first license information, upon transmitting an invalidation signal from the invalidation signal transmitter 116, the execution of the process for permitting execution of software is limited in accordance with second license information. Thus, the invalidation signal can limit the execution of the process for permitting execution of software in accordance with specific license information and the execution of the licensed software without fail.

Abstract: Web-based royalty system and user interface is described. In one embodiment, for example, a Web-based royalty system of the present invention is described that comprises: an interface for receiving product information comprising products subject to royalties; an interface for receiving sales data comprising sales records for the products; an interface for receiving royalty terms for the products; a calculation engine for calculating royalties due for the sales data, by matching each sales record with a given product listed in the product information, and determining for each matched product royalties due based on royalty terms applicable to sales of that product; and a statement generator for generating royalty reports of the calculated royalties.

Abstract: There are provided an information recording medium, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a computer program, which can realize users' convenience for using content in accordance with a license and copyright protection. An information recording medium stores an encrypted content file including encrypted content, usage right information of the encrypted content, and encryption key information necessary for a decrypting process for the encrypted content. Thus, a user can acquire a license (usage right information) and key information necessary for decryption of the content, together with the content, from the information recording medium, without acquiring the license (usage rights) by connection to a license provider.

Abstract: A method, data processing system, and computer program product are presented for planning upgrades to a network data processing system. A processor unit identifies configuration information for hardware and software programs for a plurality of computers in the network data processing system. The processor unit obtains end of life dates for the software programs, release dates for the replacement software programs, and prerequisites for replacement software programs for the software programs identified in the configuration information. The processor unit identifies at least one change to the plurality of computers based on the configuration information and a set of prerequisites in the prerequisites for each of a plurality of replacement software programs for a plurality of software programs in the software programs.

Abstract: A determination is made regarding whether a user is allowed to access a content item. The content item is associated with a website. An offer associated with the website is identified. The offer includes a set of use-time rules specifying time periods during which the offer can be used to access content. A use-time rule is associated with a user class. A class of the user with respect to the offer is determined. The user's class indicates whether the user has accepted the offer or whether the user has registered with the website. A determination is made regarding whether the user is allowed to access the content item based on the offer, the user's class, and a current timestamp.

Abstract: A content key (CK) to decrypt a piece of encrypted content is obtained encrypted according to a public key of a licensor (PU-L) to result in (PU-L(CK)). (PU-L(CK)) is obscured according to (PU-L) and a value R to result in Obs (PU-L(CK)), and Obs (PU-L(CK)) is sent to the licensor, which applies a private key (PR-L) corresponding to (PU-L) to Obs (PU-L(CK)) to result in Obs (CK) as an obscured version of (CK). Obs (CK) is received from the licensor; and (CK) is obtained from Obs (CK) based on applying R thereto. The licensor cannot identify from Obs (PU-L(CK)) or from Obs (CK) the encrypted content or the content key (CK) from which the encrypted content may be identified.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods for on-the-fly encryption of data storage on a computerized wagering gaming machine are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes accessing, using an on-the-fly encryption operation, data from a nonvolatile data storage in a computerized wagering gaming machine.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed for encouraging downloads of a game. The method includes displaying an achievement advertisement and subsequently receiving input indicative of the achievement advertisement. The input is responded to by displaying a download component related to a game associated with the achievement advertisement.

Abstract: A method and system for tunable distribution of content are disclosed. Preferably, the content comprises digital rights and/or watermark information. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a request from a client. One or more content files related to the request and a user profile of a user are determined. One or more seeders are assigned to start the delivery of the one or more content files. The client is allowed to obtain a plurality of pieces of the one or more content files from the one or more seeders. At least one piece of the plurality of pieces of the one or more content files contains digital rights and/or watermark information.

Abstract: A video on demand system in the context of the Internet, for video rentals. A user accesses an on-line store to rent a video program or movie. The rental is for a limited time (such as 30 days) and within that thirty days, the video program or movie can only be viewed for a 24 hour time window. The time limits are enforced by the on-line store which maintains a database of each rental transaction and allows supply of the needed keys for decrypting the (encrypted) video or movie only if within the time limits.

Abstract: A method of providing information about supported digital rights management features in relation to an electronic communication device includes providing a reference to listings, or listings, of digital rights management features supported by at least two different digital rights management schemes related to the communication device, and transmitting the reference to the listings, or the listings, to a content provider. An electronic communication device for communication with a content provider, a system for managing digital rights, and related computer program products are also described.

Abstract: A selection of a digital content item is received from a client over a network. A license agreement associated with the selected digital content item is identified based on a content ID of the digital content item, where the license agreement is identified by a license ID. The license agreement includes one or more constraints for accessing the digital content item. A tracking code is generated based on the content ID associated with the selected digital content item, the license ID associated with the identified license agreement, and the user ID associated with the client. The tracking code is inscribed on the digital content item to generate a deliverable content file, where the deliverable content file contains the digital content item therein. The deliverable content file is transmitted to the client over the network, where the tracking code is visible or audible when the digital content item is accessed from the deliverable content file.

Abstract: An apparatus connected to a license management apparatus, storing license status data with license identifiers, via a network, and includes a part for receiving a request to acquire a license corresponding to a license identifier, a part for receiving designation of at least one electronic device for acquiring the license, a part for obtaining a license file corresponding to the license identifier from the license management apparatus, updating the license status data corresponding to the license identifier, and recording the license file to a storage part with the electronic device, a part for executing acquirement, and a part for executing re-execution in a case where the acquiring of the license by the electronic device is determined as a failure according to the result. The re-execution includes displaying the failure of the acquirement on a screen and re-executing the acquirement with the license file based on data input to the screen.

Abstract: A client computing system determines whether an entitlement for a product is valid for a first point in time. Upon determining that the entitlement for the product is not valid for the first point in time, the client computing system sends a first entitlement request to an entitlement server. Upon determining that the entitlement for the product is valid for the first point in time, the client computing system determines whether the entitlement for the product is valid for a second point in time. Upon determining that the entitlement for the product is not valid for the second point in time, the client computing system sends a second entitlement request to the entitlement server.

Abstract: A publishing user publishes digital content and issues to itself a corresponding digital publisher license to allow itself to render the published digital content. The publishing user is supplied with a publishing certificate from a digital rights management (DRM) server, where the publishing certificate allows the publishing user to so publish the digital content and to so issue the publisher license.

Abstract: The disclosed technology can mitigate the risk of infringing a content owner's rights in legally-protectable content by operating as a trusted, third-party license authority between content owners and content users to ensure that a license governing at least some aspects of the protectable content is authentic and thus validly represents the restrictions imposed by content owners pertaining to the use, distribution, modification, combination, interaction, and/or other manipulation of such content. An identifier representative of the protectable content together with a profile of the license (which may include attributes that specify particular restrictions, uses, and interactions pertaining to the protectable content) can serve as a basis for determining the authenticity of the license associated with the protectable content.

Abstract: A method of relicensing digital encrypted radio media content transmitted via a network and received by a user electronic device includes receiving a request to relicense an encrypted digital media data file included within digital encrypted radio media content. The encrypted digital media data file is retrieved from the digital encrypted radio media content stored in a memory of the user electronic device. The encrypted digital media data file is decrypted using a radio encryption key to generate an unbound digital media data file. The unbound digital media data file is bound with the user electronic device to generate a bound encrypted digital media data file. The bound encrypted digital media data file is stored in the memory of the user electronic device.

Abstract: An automated way for a software customer to upgrade a hardware device and to recover his software license is provided. A software license can be automatically transferred from one hardware device to another hardware device. Software is unregistered from one hardware device by locking the software. When the user unregisters software from a hardware device, a passcode is transmitted to an unregister system. When the unregister system receives the passcode from the user, a license count is incremented. Software is registered on a new hardware device by generating a new unlock code. The unlock code is generated using the passcode and a fingerprint that identifies the new hardware device. The new hardware device receives the unlock code and attempts to match the fingerprint to unlock the software.

Abstract: Techniques are described for generating a license for software installed on a device. An entitlement certificate is generated including one or more entitlements describing license characteristics of the software. The one or more entitlements are determined in accordance with first information about the software. The first information includes at least one of a purchase token and package information. A binding certificate in accordance with a binding type for the software is generated. A license in accordance with said binding certificate and said entitlement certificate is generated. The binding certificate identifies an entity to which the license is bound.

Abstract: A method for improving accuracy of a time estimate used in digital rights management (DRM) license validation is disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory device receives a request to validate a DRM license stored on the memory device, wherein the DRM license is associated with a time stamp update policy (TUP) that specifies when a new time stamp is needed. Before attempting to validate the DRM license, the memory device determines if a new time stamp is needed based on the TUP associated with the DRM license. If a new time stamp is needed, the memory device receives the new time stamp and then attempts to validate the DRM license using a time estimate based on the new time stamp. Other embodiments are disclosed, and each of the embodiments can be used alone or together in combination.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for performing digital rights management. In one embodiment, a digital rights management engine is provided that evaluates license associated with protected content to determine if a requested access or other use of the content is authorized. In some embodiments, the licenses contain control programs that are executable by the digital rights management engine.

Abstract: Method and system for setting port licenses in a switch is provided. The method includes receiving a command from a user for adding a license for a port; reading a licensing table; checking if a maximum port licensing number is exceeded; and modifying the licensing table, wherein licensing values are modified to grant a license to the user for the port. The system includes a licensing table containing port licensing information; and a firmware that adds a license to a port when a device is attached to a port.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, comprising: a display unit configured to display at least one of a plurality of data files; an information providing unit configured to transmit, to a host computer, first information enabling a client device accessing the host computer to display information contained in the first information; a display switch unit configured to switch onscreen representation on the display unit between images corresponding to the plurality of data files; and a data changing unit configured to transmit, to the host computer, second information concerning an image corresponding to one of the plurality of data files currently displayed on the display unit in response to a fact that the onscreen representation on the display unit is switched.

Abstract: A system and method for secure transport of data, the method comprising: sharing of key information with a key distributor, wherein the key information is for enabling decryption of first and second encrypted data, the key distributor being for making one or more decryption keys available to an authorized user; creating a container object, the container object comprising: first encrypted data having a first encryption based on at least a part of said key information; second encrypted data having a second encryption based on at least a part of said key information, wherein the first encryption is different to the second encryption; and metadata relating to the first encrypted data and the second encrypted data; and sending the container object to a data store or otherwise making the container object available, to allow user access to said data container object.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for facilitating control of access to technology to authorized parties. A licensor provides licensure information to an application developer that includes a private key and a license, the license including an application public key and an identifying mark associated with the licensor, e.g., a digital signature. The licensor additionally provides a licensor public key to an implementation developer. The application developer and the implementation developer subsequently write the received information into the respective application and implementation. At runtime, the application adds ephemeral data and an identifying mark associated with the application to the application license and forwards the marked extended application license to the implementation. The implementation then validates the ephemeral data, the licensor's identifying mark and the licensee's identifying mark.

Abstract: A universal ID and biometrics systems and methods are disclosed. A method includes receiving an authentication request message originating from a user. The authentication request message includes a first identifier and a second identifier, where the second identifier includes biometric data. The method further includes determining a third identifier based on the first identifier and sending the second and third identifiers to a first server computer to determine if the second and third identifiers have a predetermined correlation. The method further includes receiving confirmation of user authentication if the identification system determines that the second and third identifiers have the predetermined correlation.

Abstract: The ENCRYPTION-FREE CONTENT PURCHASE PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“ECPP”) transform content seed selections and recommendations via ECPP components such as discovery and social influence into events and discovery of other contents for users and revenue for right-holders. In one embodiment, the ECPP may obtain from a user of a universally resolvable media content (“URMC”) service a request to purchase an unlocked URMC item. The ECPP may obtain the user's social influence metric in the service and a purchase price associated with the URMC content item. The ECPP may further determine, based on the user's social influence metric, a discount and provide the user an option to purchase the URMC content item at a purchase price reduced by the discount. The ECPP may receive from the user an indication and an authorization to purchase the URMC item, and in response, may charge an account associated with the user the purchase price reduced by the discount.

Abstract: Server-side validation of hardware specific software product licenses is described herein.

Abstract: A client-server communication protocol permits the server to authenticate the client without requiring the client to authenticate the server. After establishing the half-authenticated connection, the client transmits a request and the server performs or responds accordingly. A network management system and environment where this protocol can be used is also described and claimed.

Abstract: A device for playing digital media comprises a connection for receiving content over a network and a digital rights management (“DRM”) module that identifies rights for the received content by accessing a DRM data structure. The DRM data structure can be a temporal cache. The device receives content and the DRM module identifies identifiers associated with the content and/or the device. The DRM module uses the identifiers to access the DRM data structure and identify rights associated with the content. The identified rights are applied to the content to prevent and/or permit activities with respect to the content. Permitted activities for the content may be presented in a display of the device and can be updated as the content changes and/or as rights associated with content change. Content providers and other authorized entities can change the rights associated with particular content by updating the DRM data structure.

Abstract: There is provided a system and method for distributors to use an interoperable key chest. There is provided a method for use by a distributor to obtain content access authorizations from a key chest or central key repository (CKR), the method comprising receiving a user request from a user device for access to an encrypted content identified by a content identification, transmitting a key request to the CKR including the content identification, receiving an encrypted first key from the CKR, decrypting the encrypted first key using a second key to retrieve the first key, and providing a DRM license for the encrypted content to the user device using the first key for use by the user device to decrypt the encrypted content using the first key. By generating such DRM licenses, distributors can unlock protected content even sourced from distributors using different DRM schemas.

Abstract: A method of managing a domain, a method of extending a domain, and a method of selecting a reference point controller are provided. The method of operating the domain includes: receiving a request for authenticating a reference point controller from a reference point controller candidate; invalidating a membership of the stored reference point controller; generating a unique reference point controller membership for verifying that the reference point controller candidate is a new reference point controller; and transmitting the generated reference point controller membership to the reference point controller candidate. Accordingly, even when an error occurs in the reference point controller, the function of the reference point controller can be rapidly replaced by using the reference point controller candidate.

Abstract: A system comprises a plurality of image forming apparatuses, wherein a first image forming apparatus includes: a correspondence determination unit that determines which function in the first image forming apparatus the service provider of the first image forming apparatus corresponds to; a provider determination unit that determines a second image forming apparatus in the plurality of image forming apparatuses that includes the same service provider as the service provider of the first image forming apparatus; a license verification unit that verifies whether license information is assigned to the service provider of the second image forming apparatus determined by the provider determination unit; and an assignment unit that assigns, to the second image forming apparatus to which the license information is not assigned, license information of the service provider from the first image forming apparatus to the second image forming apparatus and server relation information that is information for accessing a ser

Abstract: Apparatus, system, and media for utilizing content. An exemplary system comprises a first computing device and a second computing device, wherein the first computing device transmits a request for access to content to the second computing device, receives the content from the second computing device, and grants at least one permitted utilization of the content, and wherein the second computing device receives the request for access to content from the first computing device, determines whether the first second computing device is permitted to receive the content, grants access to the content based at least in part on the first computing device being permitted to receive the content, and transmits the content to the first computing device based at least in part on the first computing device being permitted to receive the content.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dynamic load balancing system. The dynamic load balancing system includes a resource management master managing bare servers that do not execute services and having a hierarchical structure and a service master dynamically allocating the bare servers to a load balancing server or a service execution server or dynamically releasing the pre-allocated load balancing server or service execution server by the bare servers, in consideration of monitoring information on a state or performance of a server and service requirements to be provided.

Abstract: A system and method provide an enablement scheme that accommodates small bandwidth channels and does not rely on shared secrets between parties. This is accomplished by storing a table of messages on a vendor server and a table of hashes of the message on client machines. A process is used by the vendor to select a message from the table to use for a validation code for enablement, and an identical process is used by the client to find a corresponding hash in the hash table. By comparing the hash in the hash table to a hash of the validation code received, the client can verify the validation code. The system includes software portions for enabling the method.

Abstract: When a viewer views content, it is reproduced by a reproduction procedure depending on a dynamic condition set in the content. Here, a content object data input unit obtains an externally-input content object. The content object is stored in a content object data retention unit, if necessary. The content object includes a reproduction rule and a content data. A reproduction rule evaluation and execution unit obtains the reproduction rule in the content object and performs processing in accordance with the reproduction rule. The reproduction unit reproduces a reproducible data specified by the reproduction rule evaluation and execution unit. An identifier management unit retains an identifier of a content object reproduction device and provides the identifier upon request. It is thus possible to reproduce in accordance with the reproduction rule set in the content object data and to control the reproduction procedure depending on the dynamic condition.

Abstract: Methods and systems for using a flexible serialization technique to determine whether certain protected content items (e.g., software) are eligible to be installed on a target computer system during an installation procedure are described. Consistent with some embodiments of the invention, a serial number entered by an end-user is decoded to identify a product identifier that corresponds with a select folder in a folder hierarchy on a storage medium that contains various payloads for installing digital content items on a target computer system. The folder that corresponds with the product identifier includes license configuration information that specifies a set of digital content items eligible for installation, based on the serial number entered by the end-user.