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`function control information designed to be securely processed by
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`said incorporated secure processing unit(s).
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`163. An electronic appliance arrangement containing one
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`or more video controllers where at least one of the video
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`controllers incorporates at least one secure processing unit, said
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`arrangement storing protected video function control information
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`designed to be securely processed by said incorporated secure
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`processing unit(s), wherein at leasta portion of said video
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`function control information is stored within a secure database
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`operatively connected to at least one of said at least one secure
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`processing units.
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`164. In an electronic appliance arrangement containing
`one ormore video controllers where at least one of the video
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`controllers incorporates at least one secure processing unit, a
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`method including the steps of storing protected video function
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`control information designed to be securely processed by said
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`incorporated secure processing unit(s), within a database
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`operatively connected to at least one of said at least one secure
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`processing units.
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`165. An electronic appliance arrangement containing one
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`or more video controllers and at least one secure processing unit,
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`function control information designed to be securely processed by
`said secure processing unit(s), wherein at least a portion of said
`video function control information is stored
`a secure
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`database operatively connected to at least one of said at least one
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`secure processing unit(s).
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`166. An electronic appliance arrangement containing one
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`or more video controllersand at least one secure processing unit,
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`a method including the step of storing component, modular
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`protected video function control information designed to be
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`securely processed by said secure processing unit(s), within a
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`secure database operatively connected to at least one of said at
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`least one secure processing unit(s).
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`167. An electronic appliance arrangement containing at
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`least one secure processing unit and one or more network
`communications means where at least one ofthe network
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`communications means incorporates at least one further secure .
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`processing unit, said arrangement storing protected networking
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`control information designed to be processed by said incorporated
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`0 secure processing unit(s).
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`168.‘ In an electronic appliance arrangement containing at
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`least one secure processing unit and one or more network
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`incorporating, within at least one of the network communications
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`means, at least one further secure processing unit, storing
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`networking control information at least in part within said
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`incorporated secure processing unit(s), and securely processing
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`said protected networking control information with said secure
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`processing unit(s).
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`169. An electronic appliance arrangement containing one
`or more modems where at least one ofthe modems incorporates
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`at least one secure processing unit, said arrangement storing
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`modular, component protected modem control information
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`designed to be securely processed by said incorporated secure
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`processing unit(s).
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`17 In an electronic appliance arrangement containing
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`one or more modems where at least one of the modems
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`incorporates at least one secure processing unit, a method
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`characterized by the step of storing and securely processing
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`modular, component protected modem control information with
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`said incorporated secure processing unit(s).
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`171. An electronic appliance arrangement containing at
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`least one ‘secure processing unit and one or more modems where
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`at least one of the modems includes at least one further secure
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`control information designed to be securely processed by said
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`included secure processing unit(s).
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`172. In an electronic appliance arrangement containing at
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`least one secure processing unit and one or more modems Where
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`at least one of the modems includes at least one further secure
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`processing unit, a method including the step of storing and
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`securely processing protected modem control information within
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`said included secure processing unit(s).
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`electronic appliance arrangement containing at
`173.
`least one secure processing unit and one or more CD-ROM
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`devices where at least one of the CD-ROM devices incorporates at
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`least one further secure processing unit, said arrangement
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`storing protected CD-ROM control information designed to be
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`securely processed by said incorporated secure processing unit(s).
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`174. In an electronic appliance -arrangement containing at
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`least one secure processing unit and one or more CD-ROM
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`devices where at least one of the CD-ROM devices incorporates at
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`least one further secure processing unit, a method characterized
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`'
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`by the step of storing and securely processing protected CD-ROM
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`984
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`control information within said incorporated secure processing
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`unit(s).
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`175. An electronic appliance arrangement containing one
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`or more network communications means where at least one of the
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`network communications means incorporates at least one secure
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`processing unit, said arrangement storing modular, component,
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`protected networking control information designed to be securely
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`processed by said incorporated secure processing unit(s).
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`176. In an electronic appliance arrangement containing
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`one or more network communications means where at least one
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`of the network communications means incorporates at least one
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`secure processing unit, a method characterized by the step of
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`storing and securely processing protected networking control
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`information with said incorporated secure processing unit(s).
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`177. A set-top controller arrangement containing a
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`protected processing environment and a database operatively
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`connected to said protected processing environment, said
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`arrangement further containing control information for
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`controlling usage of said controller based upon processing of at
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`least a portion of said control information within said protected
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`processing environment, wherein at least a'portion of said control
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`information is stored within said database.
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`protected processing environment and a database operatively
`connected to said protected processing environment, a method
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`characterized by the step of: (a) using control information within
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`the set-top controller arrangement-for controlling usage of said
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`controller based upon processing of at least a portion of said
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`control information within said protected processing
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`environment, and storing at least a portion of said control
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`information within said database.
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`179. An electronic gameparrangement containing a
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`protected processing environment for controlling the use of
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`electronic games, said arrangement including game usage control
`information, database means operatively connected to said
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`protected processing environment for, at least in part, storing
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`usage control information for regulating at least some aspect of
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`use of at least a portion of at least one of said games, and
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`traveling objects containing protected electronic game content.
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`180. In an electronic game arrangement containing a
`protected processing environment for controlling the use of
`electronic games, a method including the steps of:
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`(a) including game usage control information within a
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`database means operatively connected to said protected
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`processing environment; and
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`986
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`(b) regulating, at least in part with the stored usage control
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`information, at least some aspect of use of at least a portion of at
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`least one of said games.
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`181. A method as in claim 178 further including the step of
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`regulating the use of traveling objects containing protected
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`electronic game content.
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`182. An electronic game arrangement containing
`interoperable protected processing environments for controlling
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`the use of interactive games, said arrangement including
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`protected game usage control information, and database means
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`operatively connected to said protected processing environments
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`for, at least in part, storing game usage control information.
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`183. In an electronic game arrangement containing
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`protected processing environments, a method comprising:
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`(a) storing,
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`a secure database means operatively
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`connected to said protected processing environments protected
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`game usage control information; and
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`(b) controlling the use of interactive games based at least
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`in part on the storing game usage control information.
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`184. An electronic game arrangement containing
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`interoperable protected processing environments for controlling
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`987
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`the use of games, said arrangement includingcomponent,
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`modular, protected game usage control information, wherein at
`least a portion ofsaid protected control information was provided
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`independently by plural parties seeming their respective rights
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`in at least one electronic value chain.
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`185. In an electronic game arrangement containing
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`interoperable protected processing environments for controlling
`the use of games, a method including the steps of:
`(a) providing at least a portion of component, inodular,
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`protected game usage control information independently by
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`plural parties; and
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`(b) using the control information at least in part to
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`securing respective rights of said plural parties in at least one
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`electronic value chain.
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`186. An electronic multimedia arrangement containing
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`protected processing environments for controlling the use of
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`multimedia, said arrangement including component, modular
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`multimedia usage control information and database means
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`operatively connected to said protected processing environments
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`for, at least
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`part, storing multimedia usage control
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`information.
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`988
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`187. In an electronic multimedia arrangement containing
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`protected processing environments for controlling the use of
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`multimedia, a method including the steps of storing multimedia
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`usage control information within a database means operatively
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`connected to said protected processing environments, and using
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`the stored control information to control multimedia.
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`188. An electronic multimedia arrangement containing a_
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`protected processing environment for controlling the use of
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`' multimedia, said arrangement including multimedia usage
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`control information, database means operatively connected to
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`said protected processing environment for, at least in part,
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`storing multimedia usage control information, and protected
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`traveling objects containing distributed multimedia electronic
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`' content.
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`189. In an electronic multimedia arrangement containing
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`a protected processing environment, a method characterized by
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`the steps of storing multimedia usage control information Within
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`a database means operatively connected to said protected
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`processing environment, and controlling, based at least in part on
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`the stored information, protected traveling objects containing
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`distributed multimedia electronic content A
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`989
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`190. An electronic multimedia arrangement containing
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`interoperable protected processing environments for controlling
`the use ofmultimedia, said arrangement including component,
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`modular, protected multimedia usage control information,
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`wherein at least a portion of said protected control information
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`was provided independently by plural parties securing their
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`"respective rights in at least one electronic value chain.
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`191. A system as in claim 188 further including a secure
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`processing unit.
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`192. In an electronic multimedia arrangement containing
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`protected processing environments, a method comprising
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`providing at least a portion of component, modular, protected
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`multimedia usage control information independently by plural
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`parties securing their respective rights in at least one electronic
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`value chain, and using the usage control information to control
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`the use of multimedia.
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`193. A method as in claim 190 wherein the uemg step is
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`performed at least in part within a secure processing unit.
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`194. An integrated circuit supporting multiple encryption
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`algorithms comprising at least one microprocessor, memory,
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`input/output means, at least one circuit for encrypting and/or
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`990
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`decrypting information and one or more software programs for
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`use with at least one of the microprocessors to perform encryption
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`and/or decryption functions.
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`195. In a secure integrated circuit supporting multiple
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`encryption algorithms comprising at least one microprocessor,
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`memory, input/output means, and providing a protected
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`processing environment, a method characterized by executing at
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`leastna portion of one or more software programs with the
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`microprocessor to perform encryption and/or decryption functions
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`within the integrated circuit.
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`196. An integrated circuit comprising at least one
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`microprocessor, memory, at least one real time clock, at least one
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`random number generator, at least one circuit for encrypting
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`and/or decrypting information and independently delivered
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`and/or independently deliverable certified software.
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`197. An integrated circuit comprising at least one
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`microprocessor, memory, input/output means, a tamper resistant
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`barrier and at least a portion of a Rights Operating System.
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`198. An integrated circuit comprising at least one
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`i
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`' microprocessor, memory, input/output means, at least one real
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`991
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`time clock, a tamper resistant barrier and means for recording
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`interruption of power to at least one of the real time clocks.
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`199. A method of distributing information characterized by
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`the steps of compressing information, encrypting the ‘compressed i
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`information at the first location, distributing the encrypted
`information to one or more second locations, using a tamper
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`resistant integrated circuit to first decrypt and then decompress
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`the information.
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`_
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`200. A system for distributing information characterized
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`by:
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`means for compressing information,
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`means for encrypting the compressed information at the
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`first location,
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`means for distributing the encrypted information to one or
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`more second locations, and
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`means for using a tamper resistant integrated circuit to
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`first decrypt and then decompress the information.
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`201. A method of securely managing distributed events
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`characterized by the steps of providing secure event processing
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`environments to one or more users, enabling a first user to
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`specify control information for event management through the
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`use of a first secure event processing environment, and managing
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`992
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`the processing of such an event through the use of a second
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`secure event processing environment.
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`202. A system for securely managing distributed events
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`characterized by:
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`a first secure event processing environment for enabling a
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`first user to specify control information for event management,
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`and
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`a second secure event processing environment
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`interoperable with the first event processing environment for
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`managing the processing of such an event.
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`203. A method for enabling electronic commerce chain of
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`handling and control characterized by the step of a first and a
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`second party independently specifying protected, modular
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`component control information describing requirements related
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`to the operation of an electronic commerce value chain.
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`204. ‘A system for enabling electronic commerce chain of
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`handling and control characterized by means for permitting a
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`first and a second party to independently specify protected,
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`modular component control information describing requirements
`related to the operation of an electronic commerce value chain of
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`handling and control, and means for securely enforcing the
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`requirements described by the control information.
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`993
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`205. A method for enabling electronic commerce
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`characterized by the step of a first and a second party
`independently stipulating control information managing the use
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`«
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`of digital information, wherein said first and said second party
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`independently maintain persistent rights enforced by said control
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`information as said digital information moves through a chain of
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`handling and control.
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`206. A system for enabling electronic commerce including:
`means for allowing a first party to stipulate control
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`information managing the use of digital information,
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`means for allowing a second party to stipulate control
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`information managing the use of the digital information, and
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`chain of handling and control means for maintaining
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`persistent rights enforced by said control information as said
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`digital information moves from one location and/or process to
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`another.
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`207. A method for secure maintenance of electronic rights
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`comprising a first step of plural parties in a value chain
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`independently and securely stipulating control information
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`regarding their electronic rights, wherein said control
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`information is used to enforce conditions related -to the use of
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`electronic information distributed in software containers.
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`994
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. — Exhibit 1006, p. 6014
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`208. A system for secure maintenance of electronic rights
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`comprising:
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`means permitting plural parties in a value chain to
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`independently and securely stipulates control information
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`regarding their electronic rights, and
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`means for using said control information to enforce
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`conditions related to the use of electronic information distributed
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`in software containers.
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`209. A method for securely controlling the use of protected
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`electronic content including the step of supporting modular
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`separate control information arrangements for managing at least
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`one event related to use of said content such that a user may
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`select between separate control information arrangements for
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`managing such at least one event.
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`210. A system for securely controlling the use of protected
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`electronic contentincluding modular separate control
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`information arrangements for managing at least one event
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`related to use of said content such that a usermay select between
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`separate control information arrangements for managing such at
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`least one event.
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`211. A method employing separate, modular control
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`structures for managing the use of encrypted digital information
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`995
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. — Exhibit 1006, p. 6015
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`characterized by the step of enabling commercial value chain
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`participants to support plural relationships between two or more
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`of: (1) content event triggering, (2) auditing, and (3) budgeting,
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`control variables.
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`212. A system for employing separate, modular control
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`structures for managing the use of encrypted digital information‘
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`characterized by means for enabling commercial value chain
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`participants to support plural relationships between two or more
`of: (1) content event triggering, (2) auditing, and (3) budgeting,
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`control variables.
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`213. A method of chain of handling and control enabling a
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`party not directly participating in an electronic value chain to
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`contribute secure control information to enforce at least one
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`control requirement, said method characterized by a first step of
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`a first value chain participant stipulating control information
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`associated withdigital information and a second step wherein
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`said not directly participating party independently and securely
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`contributes secure control information for inclusion in an
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`aggregate control information set including said associated
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`control information, said aggregate control information at least in
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`part managing conditions related to the use of at least a portion
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`of said digital information by a second value chain participant.
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`996
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`214. A chain ofhandling and control system for enabling a
`party not directly participating in an electronic value chain to
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`contribute secure control information to enforce at least one
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`control requirement, said system characterized by:
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`means for allowing a first value chain participant to
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`stipulate control information associated with digital information,
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`means for allowing the not directly participating party to
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`independently and securely contribute secure control information
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`for inclusion in an aggregate control information set including
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`said associated control information,
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`and means responsive to said aggregate control
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`information for at least in part managing conditions related to
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`the use of at least a portion of said digital information by a
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`second value chain participant.
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`215. A method of electronic commerce control information
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`management for delegating the administration of certain rights
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`held by a value chain party to a second value chain party
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`characterized by the step of said first party stipulating secure
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`control information describing at least a portion of their rights
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`related to one or more chain of handling and control electronic
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`events wherein said first party provides further control
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`information authorizing said second party to administer some or
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`all of said rights as an agent for said first party.
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`997
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. — Exhibit 1006, p. 6017
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`216. A system for electronic commerce control information
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`management for delegating the administration of certain rights
`held by a value chain party to a second value
`party
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`characterized by:
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`means for allowing said first party to stipulate secure
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`control information describing at least a portion of their rights
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`related to one or more chain of handling and control electronic
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`events; and
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`means for allowing said first party to provide further
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`control information authorizing said second party to administer
`some or all of said rights as an agent for said first party.
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`217. A method of governing taxation of commercial events
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`resulting from electronic chain of handling and control
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`characterized by a first step of distributing secure digital
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`information to a user and specifying secure control information
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`controlling at least one condition for use of said digital
`information and a second step of a government agency securely,
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`independently contributing secure control information for
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`automatically governing tax payments for said commercial
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`events.
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`‘
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`218. A system for governing taxation of commercial events
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`resulting from electronic chain of handling and control
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`characterized by:
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`998
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`means for distributing secure digital information to a user;
`means for specifying secure control information controlling
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`at least one condition for use of said digital information; and
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`means for allowing a government agency to securely,
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`independently contribute secure control information for
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`automatically governing tax payments for said commercial
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`events.
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`219. A method of governing privacy rights related to
`
`electronic events characterized by a first step of a first party
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`protecting digital information containing information descriptive
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`of preventing a second party from at least one unauthorized use
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`and a second step of specifying certain control information
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`related to use of at least a portion of said protected digital
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`information, wherein said control information enforces at least
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`one right of said second party related to privacy and/or permitted
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`use(s) of personal and/or proprietary information included in said
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`protected digital information.
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`220. A system for governing privacy rights related to
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`electronic events characterized by:
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`means for permitting a first party to protect digital
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`0 information containing information descriptive of preventing a
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`second party from at least one unauthorized use;
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`999
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`means for specifying certain control information related to
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`use of at least a portion of said protected digital information; and
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`means for using the control information to enforce at least
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`one right of said second party related to privacy and/or permitted
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`use(s) of personal and/or proprietary information included in said
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`protected digital information.
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`221. A method of governing privacy rights related to
`
`electronic events characterized by a first step of a first party
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`protecting digital information from at least one unauthorized use
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`and stipulating certain control information for establishing
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`conditions for use of said protected information and a second step
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`of a user of said digital information stipulating further control
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`information regulating the reporting of information regarding
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`said user’s use of at least a portion of said digital information.
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`222. A system for governing privacy rights related to
`
`electronic events characterized by:
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`means for allowing a first party to protect digital
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`information from at least one unauthorized use and for
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`stipulating certain control information for establishing conditions
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`for use of said protected information; and
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`means for allowing a user of said digital information to
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`stipulate further control information regulating the reporting of
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`'
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`‘
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`1000
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. — Exhibit 1006, p. 6020
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1006, p. 6020
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`PCI‘lUS96l02303
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`information regarding said user's use of at least a portion of said
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`digital information.
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`223. A secure method for regulating electronic conduct and
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`commerce characterized by a step of distributing interoperable
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`protected processing environments and circulating amongst
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`plural recipients of said protected processing environments
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`software containers containing digital content and related
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`content control information prepared for use by at least a portion
`of said protected processing environments, wherein said method
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`includes the further step of regulating the use at least some of
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`said digital content based, at least in part, on the secure
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`processing of at least a portion of said control information
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`through the use of at least one protected processing environment.
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`224. A secure systemfor regulating electronic conduct and
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`commerce characterized by:
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`distributed interoperable protected processing
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`environments,
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`means for circulating, amongst said protected processing
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`environments, software containers containing digital content and
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`related content control information prepared for use by at least a
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`portion of said protected processing environments, and
`means within at least some of the protected processing
`
`environments for regulating the use at least some of said digital
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`1001
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. — Exhibit 1006, p. 6021
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1006, p. 6021
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`wo 95/27155
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`Pcr/U595/02303
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`content based, at least in part, on the secure processing of at
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`least a portion of said control information.
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`225. A method of electronic commerce networking for
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`enabling a secure electronic retail environment characterized by
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`the step of supplying user certified control information, smart
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`cards, secure processing units, and retailing terminal
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`arrangements networked together using VDE communication
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`techniques and secure software containers.
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`226. An electronic commerce networking system for
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`enabling a secure electronic retail environment characterized by:
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`means for networking together smart cards, secure
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`processing units, and retailing terminal arrangements; and
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`means for making the smart cards, secure processing units,
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`and retailing terminal arrangements interoperable with one
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`another and with VDE communication techniques and secure
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`software containers.
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`227. A method of enabling electronic commerce appliances
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`for securely administering user rights in commerce activities
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`characterized by the step of providing to users at least a portion
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`of a VDE node contained within a physical device, said device
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`being configured to be compatible with mating connectors in host
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`.
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`1002
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. — Exhibit 1006, p. 6022
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1006, p. 6022
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`W0 96/27155
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`PCT/US96l02303
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`systems for supporting secure, interoperable transaction activity
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`between plural parties.
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`228. A system for securely administering user rights in
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`commerce activities comprising a physical device including at
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`least a portion of a portable VDE node, said device being
`
`configured to be compatible with mating connectors in host
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`systems for supporting secure, interoperable transaction activity
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`between plural parties.
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`229. A method for enabling a programmable, electronic
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`commerce environment characterized by the step of providing to
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`multiple pa.rties secure commerce nodes that securely process
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`separate, modular component billing management methods,
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`budgeting management methods, metering management
`methods, andrelated auditing management methods and further
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`characterized by the step of supporting triggering of metering,
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`auditing, billing, and budgeting methods in response to electronic
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`commerce event activities.
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`230. A programmable, electronic commerce environment
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`characterized by secure commerce nodes each including:
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`means for securely processing separate, modular
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`component billing management methods, budgeting management
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`1003
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. — Exhibit 1006, p. 6023
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1006, p. 6023
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`WO 96127155
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`PCT/US96l02303
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`methods, metering management methods, and related auditing
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`management methods, and
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`means for supporting triggering ofmetering, auditing,
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`billing, and budge1:ing methods in response to electronic
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`commerce event activities.
`
`231. An electronic commerce system including modular,
`
`standardized control components comprising electronic commerce
`
`event control instructions stipulated by commerce participants,
`
`and plural electronic appliances containing one or more secure
`
`processing units which process at least a portion of such
`
`commerce event control instructions, said system further
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`containing one or more databases, operatively connected to at
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`least one of the secure processing units, for at least in part
`
`securely storing at least a portion of such control instructions for
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`use by said at least one secure processing unit.
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`232. In an electronic commerce system including modular,
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`standardized control components comprising electronic commerce
`
`event control instructions stipulated by commerce participants,
`
`and plural electronic appliances containing one or more secure
`
`processing units which process at least a portion of such
`
`commerce event control instructions, a method characterized by
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`the step of providing one or more secure databases, operatively
`
`‘
`
`connected to at least one of the secure processing units, and at
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`1004
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. — Exhibit 1006, p. 6024
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. - Exhibit 1006, p. 6024
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