Thomas W Jacobs

US Patent:

8646102, Feb 4, 2014

Filed:

Sep 15, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/522270

Inventors:

Gerard M. Fernando - Mountain View CA, US
Viswanathan Swaminathan - Fremont CA, US
Thomas W. Jacobs - Cupertino CA, US
William J. Keenan - Redwood City CA, US

Assignee:

Oracle America, Inc. - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 7/04

US Classification:

726 29, 726 1, 726 2, 726 3, 726 6, 726 7, 726 10, 726 12, 726 26, 726 30, 726 31, 726 32, 726 34, 713158, 713165

Abstract:

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates issuing rights in a digital rights management system. The system operates by sending a request to perform an operation on an item of content from a client to a rights-management server, wherein the request includes a usage parameter which specifies constraints involved in performing the operation. Next, the system receives a response from the rights-management server, wherein the response indicates whether or not the client has rights to perform the operation in accordance with the constraints specified by the usage parameter. Note that the response may also include a hint that facilitates generating subsequent requests to perform the operation. Finally, if the client has rights to perform the operation, the system performs the operation on the item of content.