IP Library Patent Application 11773417
Patent Application
App. No. 11/773,417

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT

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App. No.
11/773,417
Abstract

A system includes a digital rights management unit to identify a trigger associated with an owner of content and a media player to display the content on a device of a viewer upon instruction from the digital rights management unit.

Claims (36)

1 . A method comprising:

conditioned on a trigger associated with an owner of content, displaying said content on a device of a viewer.

2 . The method according to claim 1 and wherein said displaying comprises checking trigger information against an owner identifier followed by decrypting said content with a viewer identifier.

3 . The method according to claim 2 and wherein said identifiers are one of the following: an associated telephone number, an encoded version of an associated telephone number, an international mobile subscriber identity number and an international mobile equipment identity number.

4 . The method according to claim 1 and wherein said trigger is a call-related trigger.

5 . The method according to claim 4 and wherein said trigger is one of the following triggers: an incoming call from said owner, an outgoing call to said owner, a disconnect from a conversation with said owner, a busy/unavailable signal for said owner and a push signal from said owner.

6 . The method according to claim 4 and wherein said displaying comprises:

retrieving owner information associated with a telephone number of a current call and a media clip associated with said owner;

checking at least said owner information against owner information in said media clip;

decrypting encrypted content in said media clip with a viewer identity if the result of said checking is positive; and

displaying said content.

7 . The method according to claim 6 and comprising processing said owner identifier prior to said checking.

8 . A method comprising:

encrypting content owned by an owner with a viewer identifier belonging to a viewer; and

adding a viewing condition to said encrypted content, said viewing condition being at least a function of an identifier of said owner.

9 . The method according to claim 8 and wherein said identifiers are one of the following: an associated telephone number, an encoded version of an associated telephone number, an international mobile subscriber identity number and an international mobile equipment identity number.

10 . The method according to claim 8 and wherein said viewing condition is a call-related trigger.

11 . The method according to claim 10 and wherein said trigger is one of the following triggers: an incoming call from said owner, an outgoing call to said owner, a disconnect from a conversation with said owner, a busy/unavailable signal for said owner and a push signal from said owner.

12 . A system comprising:

a digital rights management unit to identify a trigger associated with an owner of content; and

a media player to display said content on a device of a viewer upon instruction from said digital rights management unit.

13 . The system according to claim 12 and wherein said digital rights management unit comprises means to check trigger information against an owner identifier followed by decrypting said content with a viewer identifier.

14 . The system according to claim 13 and wherein said identifiers are one of the following: an associated telephone number, an encoded version of an associated telephone number, an international mobile subscriber identity number and an international mobile equipment identity number.

15 . The system according to claim 12 and wherein said trigger is a call-related trigger.

16 . The system according to claim 15 and wherein said trigger is one of the following triggers: an incoming call from said owner, an outgoing call to said owner, a disconnect from a conversation with said owner, a busy/unavailable signal for said owner and a push signal from said owner.

17 . The system according to claim 15 and wherein said digital rights management unit comprises:

a data retriever to retrieve owner information associated with a telephone number of a current call and a media clip associated with said owner;

a checker to check at least said owner information against owner information in said media clip; and

a decrypter to decrypt encrypted content in said media clip with a viewer identity if the result of said checking is positive.

18 . The system according to claim 17 and wherein said digital rights management unit comprises a unit to process said owner identifier prior to said checking.

19 . A system comprising:

an encrypter to encrypt content owned by an owner with a viewer identifier belonging to a viewer; and

a digital rights management unit to add a viewing condition to said encrypted content, said viewing condition being at least a function of an identifier of said owner.

20 . The system according to claim 19 and wherein said identifiers are one of the following: an associated telephone number, an encoded version of an associated telephone number, an international mobile subscriber identity number and an international mobile equipment identity number.

21 . The system according to claim 19 and wherein said viewing condition is a call-related trigger.

22 . The system according to claim 21 and wherein said trigger is one of the following triggers: an incoming call from said owner, an outgoing call to said owner, a disconnect from a conversation with said owner, a busy/unavailable signal for said owner and a push signal from said owner.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 11, 2010
From: VRINGO, INC.
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK, AS AGENT AND A LENDER; GOLD HILL VENTURE LENDING 03, L.P., AS A LENDER
Reel/Frame 023762/0368 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2007
From: GOLDFARB, DAVID ELIOT; MEDVED, JONATHAN WILLIAM
To: VRINGO INC.
Reel/Frame 019784/0240 →