Systems and methods for providing a license for media content over a network

A system for providing a digital rights license over a network to a user to enable the user to observe a segment of media content comprising:

• a computing device configured to:
• receive a request for the license over the network from the user to enable the user to observe the segment of media content on a player device, wherein the request comprises a player identifier identifying the player device and a certificate that indicates the user has rights to observe the segment of media content;
• verify that the player device is associated with the user;
• confirm the authenticity of the certificate;
• and
• in response to verifying the player device is associated with the user and to confirming the authenticity of the certificate:
• generate the license;
• and
• deliver the license to the player device, wherein the license is used by the player device to enable the user to observe the segment of media content on the player device.

A computer-implemented method for providing a license over a network to a user to enable the user to observe a segment of media content, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a request for the license over the network to enable the user to observe the segment of media content on a player device, wherein the request comprises a player identifier identifying the player device and a user identifier identifying the user;
• verifying the player device is associated with the user;
• sending a message comprising the user identifier to a billing system to confirm the user has rights to observe the segment of media content;
• and
• in response to verifying the player device is associated with the user and to receiving confirmation from the billing system that the user has rights to observe the segment of media content:
• generating the license;
• and
• delivering the license to the player device, wherein the license is used by the player device to enable the user to observe the segment of media content on the player device.

A computer-implemented method for providing a license over a network to a user to enable the user to a segment of observe segment of media content, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a request for the license over the network to enable the user to observe the segment of media content on a player device, wherein the request comprises a player identifier identifying the player device and a certificate that indicates the user has rights to observe the segment of media content;
• verifying the player device is associated with the user;
• confirm the authenticity of the certificate;
• and
• in response to verifying the player device is associated with the user and to confirming the authenticity of the certificate:
• generating the license;
• and
• delivering the license to the player device, wherein the license is used by the player device to enable the user to observe the segment of media content on the player device.

A computer-readable medium containing code executable by a processor for providing a license over a network to a user to enable the user to observe a segment of media content comprising:

• one or more components adapted for:
• receiving a request for the license over the network to enable the user to observe the segment of media content on a player device, wherein the request comprises a player identifier identifying the player device and a user identifier identifying the user;
• verifying the player device is associated with the user;
• sending a message comprising the user identifier to a billing system to confirm the user has rights to observe the segment of media content;
• and
• in response to verifying the player device is associated with the user and to receiving confirmation from the billing system that the user has rights to observe the segment of media content:
• generating the license;
• and
• delivering the license to the player device, wherein the license is used by the player device to enable the user to observe the segment of media content on the player device.

A computer-readable medium containing code executable by a processor for providing a license over a network to a user to enable the user to observe a segment of media content comprising:

• one or more components adapted for:
• receiving a request for the license over the network to enable the user to observe the segment of media content on a player device, wherein the request comprises a player identifier identifying the player device and a certificate that indicates the user has rights to observe the segment of media content;
• verifying the player device is associated with the user;
• confirm the authenticity of the certificate;
• and
• in response to verifying the player device is associated with the user and to confirming the authenticity of the certificate:
• generating the license;
• and
• delivering the license to the player device, wherein the license is used by the player device to enable the user to observe the segment of media content on the player device.