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Method and apparatus for distributing information products
Assignee: Achates Reference Publishing Inc
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Filing: 1997-04-30
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Granted: 1999-11-09
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Expires: 2017-04-30
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for distributing information products is described that includes the steps of generating a string, R; encrypting a first authentication code, an indicium of an end-user's identity, an indicium of a first information product, and an indicium of a second information product with the string, R, as the key to create a launch code; decrypting the launch code with the string, R, to recover the authentication code, the indicium of the end-user's identity, the indicium of the first information product and the indicium of the second information product; and installing the first information product and the second information product onto a computer associated with the end-user.
Inventors
- 👤 Jason Paul DeMont
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 09:55
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F21/00; G06F21/30; G06F21/31; G06F21/10; G06F21/101; G06F21/1015; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/00086; G11B20/0021; H; H04; H04L; H04L63/00; H04L63/08; H04L9/00; H04L9/32; H04L9/3226; H04L9/3234; G06F2221/00; G06F2221/21; G06F2221/2103; H04L2209/00; H04L2209/56; H04L2209/60; H04L2209/603; H04L63/12; H04L63/126
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A method comprising the steps of: generating a string, R; encrypting a first authentication code, an indicium of an end-user's identity, an indicium of a first information product, and an indicium of a second information product with said string, R, as the key to create a launch code; decrypting said launch code with said string, R, to recover said authentication code, said indicium of said end-user's identity, said indicium of said first information product and said indicium of said second information product; and installing said first information product and said second information product onto a computer associated with said end-user.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
100 words
A method comprising the steps of: generating a string, R; encrypting a first authentication code, an indicium of an end-user's identity, an indicium of a first information product, and an indicium of a second information product with said string, R, as the key to create a launch code; decrypting said launch code with said string, R, to recover said authentication code, said indicium of said end-user's identity, said indicium of said first information product and said indicium of said second information product; and installing said first information product and said second information product onto a computer associated with said end-user.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of: creating a token comprising a second authentication code, said indicium of said end-user's identity, said indicium of said first information product and said indicium of said second information product; encrypting said token with a string, T, to create an encrypted token; and storing said encrypted token on said computer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said first authentication code and said second authentication code are the identical.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said string, R, and said string, T, are identical.
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