DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT USING TRUSTED TIME

A method for monitoring time so that the use of protected content can be controlled includes receiving a trusted time value from a trusted authority external to a client device. When the client is no longer in communication with the trusted authority, the previously-received trusted time value is up...

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Hauptverfasser:	KAWAMOTO YOJI, STROHWIG MARC E, GOTO NORIFUMI, NAGANO MOTOHIKO, SWENSON ERIC JOHN, CHAVANNE PIERRE, STEELE OSCAR H. III
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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Zusammenfassung:	A method for monitoring time so that the use of protected content can be controlled includes receiving a trusted time value from a trusted authority external to a client device. When the client is no longer in communication with the trusted authority, the previously-received trusted time value is updated by use of the client's operating system counter so that a calculated trusted time value is derived for content license evaluation purposes.