System and Method for Coordinating Asset Entitlements

Number: 20180203991
Published: 2018-07-19
Filed: 2018-03-14
Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC.
Inventors: Drake; Edward C. et al.
CPC: G06F21/6236; G06F21/41
Verdict: Set aside asset-entitlement coordination (PGPUB dup)
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

There is presented a system and method for coordinating asset entitlements, the system comprising a server including a processor and a memory and accessible by multiple domains over a network, and an asset entitlement database searchable by the server, wherein an entry of the asset entitlement database links a domain transcendent user identification (ID) of a user and at least one asset entitlement acquired by the user from any of the domains. In one embodiment, the server is configured to receive an asset entitlement inquiry from one of the domains, search the asset entitlement database for asset entitlements acquired by the user from any of the domains, generate a search result identifying the asset entitlements acquired by the user from the domains, and send data corresponding to the search result to the domain from which the asset entitlement inquiry was received.

Background

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to managing user rights across a communications network. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods enabling coordination of asset entitlements acquired by a user across multiple domains or distribution channels.2. Background Art

Consumers are increasingly turning to online providers when shopping for goods and services. In an effort to protect the personal and financial information required to complete an online transaction, providers of goods and services typically provide a secure network domain and require that the consumer participate in creating a user identity specific to the provider and their secure network domain. This user identity may consist of potentially sensitive personally identifiable information such as an address, telephone number, credit card information, email address, and the like. In addition, the consumer may be required to create log-in credentials such as a username and password to authenticate their identity to the provider when engaging in a transaction using the secure domain.

In a conventional approach to managing a user identity within a secure provider domain, the potentially sensitive consumer information and consumer credentials are relationally linked together by the provider in the form of a unique provider defined consumer identification (consumer ID). Across a network, such as the Internet, for examp

Claims

35. A server comprising: a processor; a memory; and an asset entitlement database stored in the memory, wherein an entry of the asset entitlement database links a domain transcendent user ID of a user to at least one asset entitlement acquired by the user from any of a plurality of domains; the processor configured to: receive an asset entitlement inquiry including a domain specific user ID of the user from one of the plurality of domains; determine, in response to receiving the asset entitlement inquiry, the domain transcendent user ID associated with the domain specific user ID, wherein the domain transcendent user ID identifies the user to all of the plurality of domains, and the domain specific user ID identifies the user to the one of the plurality of domains only; search, using the determined domain transcendent user ID, the asset entitlement database for asset entitlements acquired by the user from the plurality of domains; generate, based on the search, a search result identifying the asset entitlements previously acquired by the user from all of the plurality of domains; filter the search result to omit one or more identified asset entitlements for which the one of the plurality of domains lacks at least one of a domain asset right and a domain entitlement right; and send the filtered search result to the one of the plurality of domains. 45. A method for use by a server including a processor, a memory, and an asset entitlement database stored in the memory, an entry of the asset entitlement database linking a domain transcendent user ID of a user to at least one asset entitlement acquired by the user from any of a plurality of domains; receiving, by the processor, an asset entitlement inquiry including a domain specific user ID of the user from one of the plurality of domains; determining, by the processor, in response to receiving the asset entitlement inquiry, the domain transcendent user ID associated with the domain specific user ID, wherein the domain transcendent user ID identifies the user to all of the plurality of domains, and the domain specific user ID identifies the user to the one of the plurality of domains only; searching, by the processor using the determined domain transcendent user ID, the asset entitlement database for asset entitlements acquired by the user from the plurality of domains; generating, by the processor based on the search, a search result identifying the asset entitlements previously acquired by the user from all of the plurality of domains; filtering, by the processor, the search result to omit one or more identified asset entitlements for which the one of the plurality of domains lacks at least one of a domain asset right and a domain entitlement right; and sending, by the processor, the filtered search result to the one of the plurality of domains.

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