Patent ID: 7266704
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: G06F,G06T,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of repackaging content into an encryption container or digital rights management (DRM) container when the content is found outside of a container, the content comprising a digital watermark embedded therein, the digital watermark including a content identifier, said method comprising: decoding the digital watermark from the content to obtain the content identifier, the content identifier identifying the content; providing the content identifier to a database, the database including usage rules associated with the content identifier, the usage rules comprising at least one rule regarding repackaging; based on the repackaging rule, determining whether the content should be repackaged in at least one of an encryption container and DRM container; and, if indicated by the determination, packaging the content in at least one of an encryption container and DRM container.