US 20030105718A1

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(12) Patent Application Publication

(10) Pub. N0.: US 2003/ 0105718 A1 (43) Pub. Date: Jun. 5, 2003

HURTADO et al. (54) SECURE ELECTRONIC CONTENT

is a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/133, 519, ?led on Aug. 13, 1998, noW Pat. No. 6,226,618.

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(76) Inventors: MARCO M. HURTADO, BOCA RATON, FL (US); KENNETH L. MILSTED, BOYNTON BEACH, FL

(US); GEORGE G. GRUSE, LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL (US);

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EDGAR DOWNS, FT.

LAUDERDALE, FL (US);

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CHRISTOPHER T. LEHMAN, DELRAY BEACH, FL (US); RICHARD L. SPAGNA, BOCA RATON, FL (US); JEFFREY B.

Amethod to delivery encrypted digital content to a end user

system for playing the content comprising the steps of: reading from a computer readable medium metadata Which has previously associated With the content. A user selects from the metadata associated content to decrypt and the end

LOTSPIECH, SAN JOSE, CA (US)

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user system establishes a secure connection With an autho

FLEIT, KAIN, GIBBONS,

rization authority for decrypting the content. The end user system receives a secure container containing the decrypting

GUTMAN & BONGINI, P.L. ONE BOCA COMMERCE CENTER 551 NORTHWEST 77TH STREET, SUITE 111

key for decrypting at least part of the previously encrypted content as permitted. The system creates a secure container

BOCA RATON, FL 33487 (US) (*)

Notice:

ABSTRACT

using the encrypting key from a clearing house, Wherein the secure container has an encrypting key therein from the end user system; transferring the secure container to the clearing house for authentication of permission to decrypt the con tent. The system receives from the clearing house, a secure

This is a publication of a continued pros

ecution application (CPA) ?led under 37

CFR 1.53(d).

(21) Appl. No.:

09/376,102

(22) Filed:

Aug. 17, 1999

container encrypted using the encrypting key of the end user system containing the decrypting key for decrypting at least part of the previously encrypted content stored on the

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part of the previously encrypted content by decrypting the

(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 09/177,096,

secure container using the encrypting key of the end user system to access the decrypting key for decrypting at least part of the encrypted content.

computer readable medium as permitted; and playing at least

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