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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2006
Yan-mei Tang-talpin, St-Grégoire, FR;
Alain Durand, Rennes, FR;
Fabien Battini, Thorigné-Fouillard, FR;
Jean-louis Diascorn, Betton, FR;
Eric Diehl, Liffré, FR;
Yan-Mei Tang-Talpin, St-Grégoire, FR;
Alain Durand, Rennes, FR;
Fabien Battini, Thorigné-Fouillard, FR;
Jean-Louis Diascorn, Betton, FR;
Eric Diehl, Liffré, FR;
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for controlling digital rights of the 'Play N times' type for a digital audio and/or video content, referred to as controlled content, the controlled content being consumed by a consumer on a consuming device or on another device delegating the controlling of these rights to the consuming device. According to this method, charging of one additional usage is inhibited in at least one of the following cases where: