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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2003
Vincent Tieu, Torrance, CA (US);
Joseph Z. Fung, Cerritos, CA (US);
Eddie Chen, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Bijan Tadayon, Germantown, MD (US);
Vincent Tieu, Torrance, CA (US);
Joseph Z. Fung, Cerritos, CA (US);
Eddie Chen, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Bijan Tadayon, Germantown, MD (US);
ContentGuard Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A method, system, device, and computer program product for processing plural rights expressions associated with an item for use in a system for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expressions, including receiving a request to use an item, the item having associated rights expressions governing use of the item; returning one or more rights expressions including conditions that must be satisfied in order to use the item; and processing the returned rights expressions in a manner to facilitate selection of the returned rights expressions in order to use the item in accordance with the selected rights expressions.