Patent ID: 7711837

Claim:
A system that facilitates implementation of business rules for multimedia content on a portable device comprising: a processor; a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory having stored therein computer-executable instructions configured to implement the system, including: a receiver component that receives a request for support of extensions to a protocol that enable transfer of customized business rules associated with multimedia content from a host device to the portable device, the portable device is a closed system, wherein the business rules specify at least one of an allowable usage count for the multimedia content at the portable device or a window of time during which the multimedia content is locally accessible at the portable device; a servicing component that provides the requested support to an entity that initiated the request; a querying component that queries the portable device to determine whether the portable device supports the protocol extensions that enable the business rules to be transmitted to the portable device and enforced by the portable device; and a transmitting component that transmits the multimedia content to the portable device via the protocol and transmits the business rules to the portable device via the protocol extensions if it is determined that the protocol device supports the protocol extensions, wherein the host device, if it is determined that the protocol device does not support the protocol extensions: retrieves support of the protocol extensions; and provides the support of the protocol extensions, the multimedia content, and the business rules to the portable device.