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US 2014/0237615 A1Published application
Portable license server
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsFabio Gava, Fei Xie, Andrew R. Shelansky
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AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsFabio Gava, Fei Xie, Andrew R. Shelansky
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A portable license for licensed content is obtained by a user along with a regular license in a local network, such as a home network or other private network. The portable license may be stored in a license server on a portable device, such as a smart phone or a tablet, which functions as a portable license server. The user may take the portable device to another location where it joins another local network. A device in the second network, which does not have a license to play the licensed content, may use the portable license on the portable device to execute the content, enabling the user to enjoy it in multiple environments. The device (e.g., a TV) in the second network may continue to play the content as long as the portable license or another valid license is present in the network.
A method of generating multiple licenses for a content, the method comprising:
A licensing system based on the presence of a portable software execution device having a portable license in a local network, the system comprising:
A software execution device comprising:
A portable content execution device comprising:
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