Divx, LLC

Sonic IP, Inc.

David L Smith

Ben Ziskind

Ramon Davila

Systems and methods for accessing digital content using electronic tickets and ticket tokens are disclosed. A system can include a user device includes a processor, a network interface, and memory configured to store an electronic ticket, and a ticket token. A processor can be configured by an application to send a request for digital content and receive a ticket token from a merchant server. A ticket token can be generated by a DRM server and associated with an electronic ticket that enables playback of the requested digital content. A ticket token can be sent to a DRM server. An electronic ticket that enables playback of requested digital content can be received. Digital content associated with the electronic ticket can be requested. Requested digital content can be played back in association with an electronic ticket.

Systems and methods for enabling playback of digital content using status associable electronic tickets and ticket tokens representing grant of access rights

Systems and methods for accessing digital content using electronic tickets and ticket tokens in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a user device includes a processor, a network interface, and memory configured to store an electronic ticket, and a ticket token, and the processor is configured by an application to send a request for digital content, receive a ticket token from a merchant server, wherein the ticket token is generated by a DRM server and associated with an electronic ticket that enables playback of the requested digital content, send the ticket token to a DRM server, receive an electronic ticket that enables playback of requested digital content, request the digital content associated with the electronic ticket, and play back the requested digital content using the electronic ticket.

Systems and methods for accessing digital content using electronic tickets and ticket tokens are disclosed. In one system, a user device includes a processor, a network interface, and memory configured to store an electronic ticket, and a ticket token, and the processor is configured by an application to send a request for digital content, receive a ticket token from a merchant server, wherein the ticket token is generated by a DRM server and associated with an electronic ticket that enables playback of the requested digital content, send the ticket token to a DRM server, receive an electronic ticket that enables playback of requested digital content, request the digital content associated with the electronic ticket, and play back the requested digital content using the electronic ticket.

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David L Smith