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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2004
Mai Nguyen, Buena Park, CA (US);
Xin Wang, Torrance, CA (US);
Eddie J. Chen, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Bijan Tadayon, Germantown, MD (US);
Mai Nguyen, Buena Park, CA (US);
Xin Wang, Torrance, CA (US);
Eddie J. Chen, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Bijan Tadayon, Germantown, MD (US);
ContentGuard Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A method, system and device for sharing rights adapted to be associated with items, the method and system including generating at least one of usage rights and meta-rights for the items; defining, via the usage rights, a manner of use for the items; and defining, via the meta-rights, a manner of rights transfer for the items. The device including receiving at least one of usage rights and meta-rights for the items; interpreting, via the usage rights, a manner of use for the items; and interpreting, via the meta-rights, a manner of rights transfer for the items. The usage rights or the meta-rights include at least one state variable that is shared by one or more rights.