Digital rights management (drm) locker
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsChristopher J. McConnell, Uday R. Savagaonkar
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and storage medium associated digital rights management (DRM) using DRM locker is disclosed herein. In embodiments, a DRM locker is provided to a client device. The DRM locker may be configured to store a number of DRM licenses or keys for a number of DRM protected contents. The DRM locker, on presentation of an associated locker key, may respond to a request for one or more of the stored DRM licenses or keys, to enable consumption of the corresponding DRM protected contents using the client device. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
Claims13
An apparatus, comprising:
- a digital rights management (DRM) locker to manage DRM licenses or keys for DRM protected contents downloaded onto the apparatus from different content providers;
- wherein the DRM locker is transmitted from a server of a DRM locker vendor, has an associated locker key, and is configured to:
- receive and store a first DRM license or key of a first DRM protected content downloaded onto the apparatus from a first content provider, in the DRM locker, wherein the first DRM license or key is sent by the first content provider on confirmation of the presence of the DRM locker to the first content provider, by the apparatus;
- receive and store a second DRM license or key of a second DRM protected content downloaded onto the apparatus from a second content provider, in the DRM locker, wherein the second DRM license or key is sent by the second content provider on confirmation of the presence of the DRM locker to the second content provider, by the apparatus, wherein the first and second content providers are different content providers;
- and
- on presentation of the associated locker key by a DRM library or media player of the apparatus, respond to a request of the corresponding DRM library or media player for the first or second DRM license or key, with the corresponding first or second DRM license or key, to enable consumption of the corresponding downloaded first or second DRM protected content, using the apparatus.
An apparatus, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- an escrow service to be operated by the one or more processors to:
- receive, from a digital rights management (DRM) locker vendor service, differ from the escrow service, a locker key associated with a DRM locker provided by the DRM locker vendor service to a first client device;
- and
- on presentation of required information, provide the locker key to a second client device, different from the first client device, to enable the DRM locker to be moved and used usable on the second client device, after the DRM locker has been moved from the first client device to the second client device;
- wherein the DRM locker is configured to receive and store DRM licenses or keys of a plurality of DRM license or key types for a plurality of DRM protected contents of a plurality of different content providers, downloaded onto a selected one of the first or second client device where the DRM locker is installed, to enable consumption of the downloaded DRM protected contents, using the selected one of first or second client device, wherein the DRM licenses or keys are sent by the different content providers on confirmation of the presence of the DRM locker to the content providers, by the selected one of the first or second client device.
At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a plurality of instructions configured to provide to a computing device, in response to execution of the instructions by the computing device, a content distribution system configured to:
- receive, from a client device, a purchase order for a digital rights management (DRM) protected content;
- determine whether the client device has a DRM locker provided to the client device by a DRM locker vendor, and the DRM locker is secured with an associated locker key;
- and
- on determination that the client device has a DRM locker provided by the DRM locker vendor, and the DRM locker is secured with an associated locker key, generate a local DRM license or key for the DRM protected content, enabling the DRM protected content to be downloaded and consumed onto the client device, and provide the local DRM license or key to the client device for storage in the DRM locker, and for facilitation facilitate by the DRM locker, consumption of the downloaded DRM protected content, using the client device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.