Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Oracle America, Inc.

Aaron Cooley

Eduard K De Jong

Jon Bostrom

Annette M Wagner

Daniel R Coward

Tom Seago

A method and apparatus for digital content access control comprises receiving an authenticated digital content request based at least in part on a digital content request comprising a request for digital content, validating the authenticated digital content request and providing the digital content if the authenticated digital content request is valid. The validating comprises indicating the authenticated digital content request is valid if the authenticated digital content request is validly associated with the digital content and if the authenticated digital content request authenticates the digital content request, and indicating the authenticated digital content request is invalid if the authenticated digital content request is not validly associated with the digital content.

Repositing for digital content access control

A method and apparatus for digital content access control comprises determining the occurrence of a synchronization event that triggers synchronization of information used by one or more content provisioners to create an authenticated digital content request that is based at least in part on a digital content request comprising a request for digital content with information used by one or more content repositories to validate the authenticated digital content request and to return the digital content based at least in part on the validation. The method also comprises determining the information in response to the sychronization event and sending the information to at least one of the group comprising the one or more content provisioners and the one or more content repositories.

Synchronizing for digital content access control

An invention is provided for advanced service interaction for a mobile device. The system includes a user information system that stores user profile information based on a particular user, and a service information system that stores service description data describing a plurality of services available to the user. Also included in a ranker filter module that predicts a set of services from the plurality of services that the user is expected to utilize within a predefined period of time. The prediction is based on the user profile information stored in the user information system, such as user specific usage patterns (e.g. derived from past usage patterns). The system further includes a renderer that generates a display of the set of services on the mobile device using a ranking system. For example, the renderer can display services of the set of services in primary, secondary, and tertiary positions on the mobile device display. The system can include a service aggregator that combines at least two services into a linked aggregated service using the service description data. The linked aggregated service provides information from both services to the user in a pooled form.

System and method for advanced service interaction

A system for digital content access control comprises a first user device configured to send an authenticated digital content request received in response to sending a digital content request comprising a request for digital content. The system also comprises one or more content provisioners configured to send the authenticated digital content request to the first user device if a user associated with the digital content request is authorized to access the digital content. The system also comprises one or more content repositories configured to send the digital content to a second user device if the authenticated digital content request is associated with the digital content. The system also comprises a synchronizer configured to synchronize information used by the one or more content provisioners to create an authenticated digital content request with information used by the one or more content repositories to validate the authenticated digital content request.

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Aaron Cooley