Patent ID: 7986782
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining to register a first access device as being authorized to receive a digital object including digital information, the first access device being associated with a common user account; receiving a first request to grant access to the digital object to the first access device after registering the digital object; determining to transmit, in response to the first request, the digital object to the first access device; determining to register the digital object as being in use by the first access device; receiving a second request to grant access to the digital object to a second access device, wherein the second access device is registered as being authorized to receive the digital object, the second access device being associated with the common user account; and determining to deny, in response to the second request, transmission of the digital object to the second access device while the digital object is in use by the first access device.