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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 11, 2013
Applicant:

Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);

Inventors:

Arnaud Robert, Simi Valley, CA (US);

Robert Schonfeld, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);

Maja Todorovic, Irvine, CA (US);

David Diner, Glen Rock, NJ (US);

Shih-Ta (Thomas) Peng, San Marino, CA (US);

Assignee:

Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/10 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 21/835 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/105 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04N 21/2541 (2013.01); H04N 21/835 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2141 (2013.01); H04L 2463/101 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is provided a method and system for allocating an entitlement to digital media content. In one implementation, the system includes a media server accessible over a communications network and configured to utilize a processor to issue the entitlement including a transferable authorization to access the digital media content to a first user, and to store an entitlement record identified with the first user and authorizing access to the digital media content by the first user in a memory of the media server. The media server is further configured to receive a communication including a data corresponding to the transferable authorization to access the digital media content from a second user and to update the entitlement record to authorize access to the digital media content by the second user.


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