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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
Michael C. Raley, Highland, CA (US);
Charles P. Gilliam, Raleigh, NC (US);
Manual Ham, Downey, CA (US);
Guillermo Lao, Torrance, CA (US);
Bijan Tadayon, Potomac, MD (US);
Michael C. Raley, Highland, CA (US);
Charles P. Gilliam, Raleigh, NC (US);
Manual Ham, Downey, CA (US);
Guillermo Lao, Torrance, CA (US);
Bijan Tadayon, Potomac, MD (US);
CONTENTGAURD HOLDINGS, INC., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A system and method for creating a rights expression for association with an item for use in a system for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expression, including specifying rights expression information indicating a manner of use of an item, the rights expression information including at least one element, the element having a variable and corresponding value for the variable; and performing an encoding process, including determining an identifier associated with a template corresponding to the rights expression information, extracting from the rights expression information the value for the variable corresponding to the element, and encoding a license adapted to be enforced on a device based on the variable and the identifier, the license including an identification of the template and the value for the variable.