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- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for hierarchical assignment of rights to documents and documents having such rights
- Patent Title (中): 分类转让具有这种权利的文件和文件的权利的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11111853Application Date: 2005-04-22
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Publication No.: US07162633B2Publication Date: 2007-01-09
- Inventor: Xin Wang , Aram Nahidipour , Michael C Raley , Guillermo Lao , Thanh T. Ta , Bijan Tadayon
- Applicant: Xin Wang , Aram Nahidipour , Michael C Raley , Guillermo Lao , Thanh T. Ta , Bijan Tadayon
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: ContentGuard Holdings, Inc.
- Current Assignee: ContentGuard Holdings, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Nixon Peabody, LLP
- Agent Marc S. Kaufman; Carlos R. Villamar
- Main IPC: H04L9/00
- IPC: H04L9/00

Abstract:
A method, system and device for transferring usage rights associated with digital works, including generating, by a first party, first usage rights and hierarchical rights for a digital work, the first usage rights defining a use for the digital works, the first hierarchical rights specifying rights to derive usage rights or other hierarchical rights; presenting the first usage rights and hierarchical rights to a second party; receiving a selection from the second party indicating desired rights of the first usage rights and hierarchical rights; and granting the desired rights of the first usage rights and hierarchical rights to the second party.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050187877A1 Method and apparatus for hierarchical assignment of rights to documents and documents having such rights Public/Granted day:2005-08-25
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