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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2003
Simon Gibbs, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Hoch, San Jose, CA (US);
Ravi Gauba, Fremont, CA (US);
Jeff Liu, Fremont, CA (US);
Sidney Wang, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Simon Gibbs, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Hoch, San Jose, CA (US);
Ravi Gauba, Fremont, CA (US);
Jeff Liu, Fremont, CA (US);
Sidney Wang, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention illustrates a system and method of sharing content with multiple peer device while protecting the content from unauthorized use. In one embodiment, the system and method comprises: identifying a plurality of peer devices within a predetermined area wherein each of the plurality of peer devices includes an interface framework; directly transmitting content among the plurality of devices; and a selected plurality of peer devices requesting a license from a digital rights management server for the content, wherein the selected plurality of peer devices possess the content, wherein the interface framework is configured to allow the plurality of peer devices to directly communicate and utilize an application Other aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, illustrated by way of example of the principles of the invention.