Method and apparatus for authorizing rights issuers in a content distribution system
OwnerAlexander Medvinskyinventor
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for rights issuer authorization in a content distribution system is described. In one example, a message is received at a client device from a first rights issuer. A digital certificate is obtained for the first rights issuer. The digital certificate is processed to verify the first rights issuer as being rights issuer authorizing. The message is processed to identify at least one rights issuer identifier. The client device is configured to receive rights objects from at least one rights issuer corresponding to the at least one rights issuer identifier, respectively.
Claims20
A method of rights issuer authorization in a content distribution system, comprising:
- receiving a message at client device from a first rights issuer;
- obtaining a digital certificate for the first rights issuer;
- processing the digital certificate to verify the first rights issuer as being rights issuer authorizing;
- processing the message to identify at least one rights issuer identifier;
- and
- configuring the client device to receive rights objects from at least one rights issuer corresponding to the at least one rights issuer identifier, respectively.
A content distribution system, comprising:
- a network;
- a plurality of rights issuers coupled to the network, the plurality of rights issuers including an first rights issuer having a digital certificate with a predefined field indicating that the first rights issuer is rights issuer authorizing;
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- a client device, coupled to the network, for receiving a message from the first rights issuer, processing the digital certificate to verify the first rights issuer as being rights issuer authorizing, and parsing the message to identify at least one rights issuer identifier, the client device being configured to receive rights objects from at least one of the plurality of rights issuers based on the at least one rights issuer identifier.
Apparatus for rights issuer authorization in a content distribution system, comprising:
- means for receiving a message at client device from a first rights issuer;
- means for obtaining a digital certificate for the first rights issuer;
- means for processing the digital certificate to verify the first rights issuer as being rights issuer authorizing;
- means for processing the message to identify at least one rights issuer identifier;
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- means for configuring the client device to receive rights objects from at least one rights issuer corresponding to the at least one rights issuer identifier, respectively.
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