Patent ID: 9338148
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method, performed by a computer device, the method comprising: receiving, by the computer device, an indication that a first user has acquired rights to access a digital content; generating, by the computer device, a key for the digital content; encrypting, by the computer device, the digital content using the generated key to generate encrypted digital content; obtaining, by the computer device, a first passcode, wherein the first passcode is required to obtain the key; providing, by the computer device, the first passcode and the encrypted digital content to a user device associated with the first user; receiving, by the computer device, a request from the first user to transfer the digital content to a second user; obtaining, by the computer device, a second passcode; updating, by the computer device, a passcode blockchain to indicate that the second passcode is valid and that the first passcode is no longer valid; and providing, by the computer device, the second passcode and the encrypted digital content to a user device associated with the second user.