US 2010/0250389 A1 · METHOD, SYSTEM, LICENSE SERVER FOR PROVIDING A LICENSE TO A USER FOR ACCESSING A PROTECTED CONTENT ON A USER DEVICE AND SOFTWARE MODULE

Abstract

A method for providing a license to a user for accessing a protected content on a user device is provided, the method comprising: transmitting user authentication data from the user device to a user account server; transmitting user identification data from the user account server to a license server if the user authentication data corresponds to a valid user account on the user account server; checking in the license server, whether the user is entitled to the license; and transmitting the license from the license server to the user device, if the user identification data is validated and if the user is deemed entitled to the license. A corresponding system, a license server and a software module are provided as well.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A method for providing a license to a user for accessing a protected content on a user device, comprising:

transmitting user authentication data from the user device to a user account server;
transmitting user identification data from the user account server to a license server if the user authentication data corresponds to a valid user account on the user account server;
checking at the license server, whether the user is entitled to the license;
and
transmitting the license from the license server to the user device, if the user identification data is validated and if the user is deemed entitled to the license.

2 more elements

A system for providing a license for accessing a protected content on a user device, comprising:

a user account server including
a first receiver configured to receive user authentication data from the user device,
a first control unit configured to check whether the user authentication data corresponds to a valid user account of the user on the user account server;
and
a first transmitter configured to transmit user identification data to a license server if the user has a valid user account;
and
a license server including
a second receiver configured to receive the user identification data,
a second control unit configured to check, whether the user is entitled to the license and whether the user identification data is received;
a second transmitter configured to transmit the license to the user device, if the user identification data is received and if the user is entitled to the license.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method, system, license server for providing a license to a user for accessing a protected content on a user device and software module

Life of this patent

Method, system, license server for providing a license to a user for accessing a protected content on a user device and software module

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims15