Patent ID: 7346547

Claim:
A method in a system, said system including a center and a plurality of terminals connected to the center by a network, said method comprising: sending, from a first terminal of said plurality of terminals to said center through said network, first contents; storing, by said center, said first contents; sending, from a second terminal of said plurality of terminals to said center through said network, a request for consent to use or transfer said first contents; deriving, by said center, a first token for consent to use or transfer the first contents; sending the first token from the center to the second terminal through the network or by an off-network storage medium storing the first token; sending, from said second terminal to said center through said network, said first token and a notification of a desire to transfer said first token; sending, from a third terminal of said plurality of terminals to said center through said network, a request for said first token; and sending the first token from the center to the third terminal through the network or by a second off-network storage medium storing the first token.