Patent ID: 9349021
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: G06F,G16H,G16Z,H04L,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising the following steps performed by a server computer system: establishing an account with the server computer system for each of a plurality of users, said each of the plurality of users capable of establishing a connection with the server computer system via their respective client computers; receiving a first instruction that the digital item stored on the first client computer should be restricted, wherein the first instruction is received at the server computer system from a second client computer; receiving one or more identification parameters from the first client computer; determining at the server computer system that use of a digital item on a first client computer should be restricted based on (a) the first instruction, and (b) one or more identification parameters received from the first client computer; and sending a message to the first client computer, the message including a second instruction to restrict the first client computer from using the digital item.