Dynamic Digital Rights Bundling System for Secure Content Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing content delivery systems face challenges with complex digital rights management (DRM) technologies that are difficult to configure, costly, and inflexible, and lack the ability to represent dynamic content, leading to user experience issues and increased complexity for both content providers and end-users.
Innovation Solution
The Dynamic Digital Rights Bundling System (DDRBS) dynamically bundles digital rights management controls with user interface components and content, generating secured destination files that restrict access to authorized users without encryption, allowing for customizable and flexible content delivery tailored to user attributes, environments, and conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional digital rights management (DRM) technologies are implemented to prevent unauthorized access to content, then content security is improved, but system complexity and configuration difficulty increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines digital rights management controls, user interface components, and content into a single bundled package. This merging eliminates the need for separate DRM configuration systems and integrates security controls directly with the content delivery mechanism, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The bundled package serves multiple functions simultaneously: it delivers content, provides user interface functionality, and enforces digital rights management controls. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate systems for each purpose, reducing configuration complexity and startup costs for end users.
2Reliability
If traditional DRM technologies are implemented to protect content, then content security is improved, but cost to content providers increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs open source and freeware components within the bundled package, replacing expensive proprietary DRM solutions. This approach significantly reduces licensing costs and implementation expenses for content providers while maintaining adequate security through the integrated bundle approach.
3Ease of operation
If content is delivered in standard formats to ensure compatibility, then ease of access is improved, but ability to prevent copying and unauthorized sharing deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By bundling DRM controls directly with the content and user interface components, the system maintains standard format compatibility for ease of access while integrating security measures that prevent unauthorized copying and sharing. The security controls are embedded within the bundle rather than requiring separate configuration.
4Adaptability or versatility
If content representation formats are made proprietary to enable customization, then adaptability to user attributes is improved, but barriers to entry and lock-in costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bundled package uses open source and freeware components that can be customized through configuration rather than requiring proprietary formats. This allows adaptation to user attributes while maintaining compatibility and avoiding high barriers to entry, as the bundle can be delivered through standard web delivery mechanisms.
5Adaptability or versatility
If multiple content representation formats are supported to provide variety, then content versatility is improved, but end-user confusion and complexity of maintaining players increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent delivers all necessary components (content, user interface, and DRM controls) as a single bundled package in one format. This eliminates the need for users to install and manage multiple players for different formats, as the bundle contains everything needed for playback, reducing confusion and complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems for dynamically bundling portions into secured destination files are provided. Example embodiments provide a Dynamic Digital Rights Bundling System (“DDRBS”), which dynamically bundles a set of portions each variously containing digital rights management components, user interface controls, and content, into a secured destination file in response to a designated content request. In one embodiment, the DDRBS comprises a bundling engine, a translation engine, a merging engine, and an assortment of data repositories. These components cooperate to dynamically assemble and provide customized secured destination files comprising the requested content together with specialized user interface and digital rights management controls. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.