Patent ID: 9460027
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A digital rights management system, comprising: a memory having a tamper-resistant portion; a storage module that stores a usage right for digital content in the tamper-resistant portion of the memory; a flag status module that generates a flag corresponding with a transfer status of the usage right, sets the flag to one of a plurality of transfer statuses, and stores the flag in the tamper-resistant portion of the memory, wherein the transfer statuses comprise a status indicating a request for the usage right was generated by a device with a usage right recovery mechanism; and a usage right control module that denies a request for a transfer of the usage right to a device without a usage right recovery mechanism when the transfer status of the flag is set to the status indicating a request for the usage right was generated by a device with a usage right recovery mechanism; wherein the request for the transfer of the usage right to a device without a usage right recovery mechanism is made during a network interruption.