Patent ID: 7877793

Claim:
A method for digital content access control, the method comprising: receiving, by a content repository, an authenticated digital content request based at least in part on a digital content request comprising a request for digital content; validating, by said content repository, said authenticated digital content request, said validating comprising: indicating said authenticated digital content request is valid if said authenticated digital content request is validly associated with said digital content and if said authenticated digital content request authenticates said digital content request; and indicating said authenticated digital content request is invalid if said authenticated digital content request is not validly associated with said digital content; synchronizing information stored by said content repository with information stored by a content provisioner if said synchronizing is enabled wherein said content provisioner is configured to send said authenticated digital content request to a user device if a user associated with said digital content request is authorized to access and use said digital content; and said synchronizing comprises: synchronization of said information stored by said content repository with said information stored by said content provisioner wherein said information stored by said content provisioner is used to create said authenticated digital content request, and said information stored by content repository is used by said content repository to validate said authenticated digital content request; and providing, by said content repository, said digital content if said authenticated digital content request is valid.