Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Decoupling rights in a digital content unit from download
- Patent Title (中): 从数字内容单元中解耦权限下载
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Application No.: US11397149Application Date: 2006-04-04
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Publication No.: US08086535B2Publication Date: 2011-12-27
- Inventor: Jonathan M. Zweig , James H. Woodyatt
- Applicant: Jonathan M. Zweig , James H. Woodyatt
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q99/00
- IPC: G06Q99/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods for enabling a user to obtain rights in a legitimate copy of a digital content unit without downloading the copy from a digital content store are provided. The systems and methods provide an encrypted copy of a digital content unit to a first user and transcript the encrypted copy to generate the legitimate copy to a second user. The encrypted copy is encrypted with a first encrypt key that may be associated with the first user and the legitimate copy is encrypted with a second encrypt key that may be associated with the second user.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070233606A1 Decoupling rights in a digital content unit from download Public/Granted day:2007-10-04
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