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Method and system for internet search

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#214US Patent 6978377: Copy protection using detailed copy control information

Applies to Claims 1,11,12,13,15,16,18,19,2,20,9

Submitted by: Matthew RutkowskiLast updated: 3 months ago

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Summary / Description

Summary / 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).

Basic Information

Type of Prior Art	Issued Patents - US

Country	United States of America

Patent/Application #	6978377

Kind Code	United States (US) - United STATES Patent - A

Patentee Name	Sony Corp.

Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines	Enitirety of claims

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Filing Date	October 26, 2000

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Based on the detailed reproduction control information defining the reproduction control state of data to be transmitted, the CPU 12 of the data transmission apparatus creates a simplified reproduction control information roughly defining the reproduction control state of the data, stores the simplified reproduction control information of the data in the packet header of a data packet carrying the data, stores the detailed reproduction control information in the data, and transmits the simplified reproduction control information and the detailed reproduction control information as well as the data to the data receiving apparatus 20 through the transmission channel 30 from the input-output interface 16 . The CPU 22 of the data receiving apparatus 20 analyses the reproduction control state of the data contained in the data packet based on the simplified reproduction information and the detailed reproduction information contained in the data packet, and controls the reproduction of the data by the action of the media access part 26 according to the analysis result.

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Claims

A method of obtaining authority for copying content from a website accessible on an internet, comprising the steps of:

(a) using the internet to identify content on a website and one or more flags associated with the content, wherein each flag provides an authority level for copying and subsequent reproduction of a portion or all of the associated content; and

(b) copying content from the website in accordance with the authority level of the one or more flags.

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website == system 1 in Sony patent, flags == CCI (bit flags)

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The method as recited by Claim 1, further comprising transmission of the copied content to a search engine database.

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database == system 2 in Sony patent

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A system as recited in Claim 8, wherein said content authorized for copying comprises one or more types selected from the group consisting of text file data, image file data, video file data, and audio file data.

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Sony patent covers all "data" types

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The method as recited by Claim 10, wherein said content from a website comprises one or more types selected from the group consisting of text file data, image file data, video file data, and audio file data.

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Sony patent covers all "data" types

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The method as recited by Claim 11, wherein said authority level is different as between two or more types of said content.

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extended CCI as it is used in video/cable televsion broadcasts includes "Authorized Input Domains" (AIDs) and "Authorized Output Domains" which have licensed (agreed upon) mappings of bit flags that indicate whether content shold be output to (i.e. copied to) an AOD by which flags are set or not.

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The method as recited by Claim 10, wherein a plurality of users can set the authority levels of the one or more flags.

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This seems to be a typical application of DRM on top of CCI

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The method as recited by Claim 1, further comprising the step of reproducing at least a portion of said copied content.

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CCI can apply (or be changed mid-transmission for linear content) such as a video stream.

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The method as recited by Claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more flags includes licensing information, and the method further comprises the steps of:

(c) in accordance with the authority level of the portion of associated content to be copied, taking a license for the right to copy and reproduce the portion of the associated content to be copied based on the licensing information of the flag; and

(d) copying and/or reproducing the licensed portion of associated content from the website.

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CCI is considered "licensing" information and MUST be enforced by implementing systems (such as cable broadcast) in adtion to Content Management Info (CMI). All these CCI and extended CCI (eCCI) are defined in the public realm by CableLabs and have been for many many years. Prior to that CCI was established by companies such as Sony for use on physical media such as CD, DVD and BluRay (which is not limited to just audio or video BTW).

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The method as recited by Claim 17, wherein the one or more licensing fees are paid electronically and/or via the internet.

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One example of this is AACS "Managed Copy" used on BluRay discs.

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The method as recited by Claim 10, wherein at least one of the one or more flags includes licensing information, and the method further comprises the steps of:

(c) in accordance with the authority level of the portion of associated content to be copied, granting a license for the right to copy and reproduce the portion of the associated content to be copies based on the licensing information of the flag.

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CCI and extended CCI are considered licensing info by all uses I have seend CD, DVD, BlURay, SD Card, Flash, Cable Broadcast etc.

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The method as recited by Claim 19, wherein the licensing information comprises a licensing agreement, and the method further comprises the step of:

(d) collecting one or more licensing fees upon licensing the right to copy and reproduce the portion of associated content to be copied.

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CCI and extended CCI are considered licensing info by all uses I have seend CD, DVD, BlURay, SD Card, Flash, Cable Broadcast etc.

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