Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20080071886
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Patent/Application # 6978377
Description
This application appears to be covered by the use of Copy Control Information (CCI) (often linked to CDs, DVDs); however the general patent from Sony and its references are written inclusive of all datatypes between 2 systems and include a description of transmission of CCI along with the data. CCI data is well understood to be comprised of bit flags that signal copy permission, generational control and count among other things that 2 systems agree upon. These enforcements on top of CCI is left to the implementation and usually assumed to be some form of CP system (e.g. DRM).
Patent/Application # US20060059128A1
Description
A method and apparatus for displaying search results and identifying licensing status for each item in the search result. The invention includes a user menu interface for performing a query on selected criteria and listing results of the query in a specified format. A determination is made as to licensing status for each of the results in the listing an indication is provided with respect to the licensing status for each result in the listing.
Patent/Application # US20020107701A1
Description
Systems and methods for metering Internet content deployed by content providers based on a technology platform licensed from content technology providers are provided.
Patent/Application # 11/204,059
Description
Application which seems to have some claim overlap
