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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2003
Xin Wang, Torrance, CA (US);
Xin Wang, Torrance, CA (US);
ContentGuard Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for specifying a legality expression for use in a system for processing the legality expression. The system and method include providing a legality expression language, including at least one of a duty element specifying an obligation that a principal must perform an act, a ban element specifying a prohibition that a principal must not perform an act, an intent element specifying an intention that a principal wants to perform an act, and a claim element specifying an assertion that a principal does perform an act. The system and method further include interpreting by the system a legality expression specified using the legality expression language.