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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2006
Xin Wang, Torrance, CA (US);
Aram Nahidipour, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Michael C. Raley, Downey, CA (US);
Guillermo Lao, Torrance, CA (US);
Thanh T. Ta, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Bijan Tadayon, Potomac, MD (US);
Xin Wang, Torrance, CA (US);
Aram Nahidipour, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Michael C. Raley, Downey, CA (US);
Guillermo Lao, Torrance, CA (US);
Thanh T. Ta, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Bijan Tadayon, Potomac, MD (US);
ContentGuard Holdings, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A self-contained device for protecting content, the content having usage rights associated therewith, includes a usage rights portion having usage rights that control the use of the content; a rights management module that authorizes a request to access to the content based on the usage rights; a rights assignment module that generates and updates the usage rights based on the content access; and an interface module that allows accessing of the content.