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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2003
Woodrow W. Johnson, Marblehead, MA (US);
Christine J. Atkins, Lagrange, IL (US);
Jon A. Yoh, Peabody, MA (US);
Thomas M. Parece, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Woodrow W. Johnson, Marblehead, MA (US);
Christine J. Atkins, Lagrange, IL (US);
Jon A. Yoh, Peabody, MA (US);
Thomas M. Parece, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Abstract
A process for managing and authorizing rights in a computer system accounts for the dynamic, multi-dimensional, and granular nature of rights. A database structure divides works and rights into two related tables. A works table includes information sufficient to identify works managed by the system, while a rights table identifies a right associated with a work and includes one or more date fields delimiting the right. The rights table may also include type of use information. Additional tables, such as a work relation table, a party table, or an order table, may be provided. The process involves managing and querying the database structure and has broad applicability to intellectual, real, and personal property; contract management; and similar items. The process may be performed in a computer system operating in standalone mode, client/server mode, or over the Internet.
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