Patent ID: 8555408
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method executed by one or more computing devices for enhancing the use of content, the method comprising: transmitting, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, a request for an instance of content and a signature to a server, the instance of the content being associated with at least one usage right, wherein the signature is adapted to be used to validate that the at least one computing device will render at least one user interface element in accordance with a dictate by the server; in response to validation by the server that the at least one computing device will render the at least one user interface element in accordance with the dictate by the server, receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, information associated with the requested instance of the content; receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, information associated with the at least one user interface element; receiving, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, a reference to a software component; executing, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, the software component, wherein, when executed, the software component causes at least one of the one or more computing devices to build the at least one user interface element based on the information associated with the at least one user interface element; and rendering, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, the requested instance of the content, and using the software component to render the at least one user interface element.