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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2003
Michael Raley, Downey, CA (US);
Daniel Chen, Torrance, CA (US);
Hsi-cheng Wu, Alhambra, CA (US);
Thanh Ta, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Michael Raley, Downey, CA (US);
Daniel Chen, Torrance, CA (US);
Hsi-Cheng Wu, Alhambra, CA (US);
Thanh Ta, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
ContentGuard Holdings, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for dynamically protecting content in a system for managing use of the content in accordance with usage rights. A request is received from a user device for content stored on a server. Information is gathered from at least one source to build the content in accordance with the request and the content is mapped to usage rights. A reply including the usage rights is sent to the user device, and use of the content is permitted based on the usage rights under control of a security module for enforcing usage rights.