System for managing, storing and providing shared digital content to users in a user relationship defined group in a multi-platform environment

A server for a cloud service, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions for execution by the at least one processor, the at least one processor configured to:
• receive a first registration request from a first device for registering a first member of a family;
• receive a second registration request from a second device for registering a second member of the family;
• generate a certificate indicating a relationship among a family identification (ID) of the family, a first member ID of the first member, a first device ID of the first device, a second member ID of the second member, and a second device ID of the second device;
• receive a request for accessing a licensed digital asset from the second device, the request identifying the second member ID, wherein a right for the licensed digital asset has been requested and granted via the first member ID;
• and
• transmit, in response to the request, the licensed digital asset to the second device according to the certificate.

A system, comprising:

• a server, a first device and a second device communicatively coupled to the server, wherein the server is configured to:
• receive a first registration request from a first device for registering a first member of a family;
• receive a second registration request from a second device for registering a second member of the family;
• generate a certificate indicating a relationship among a family identification (ID) of the family, a first member ID of the first member, a first device ID of the first device, a second member ID of the second member, and a second device ID of the second device;
• receive a request for accessing a licensed digital asset from the second device, the request identifying the second member ID, wherein a right for the licensed digital asset has been requested and granted via the first member ID;
• and
• transmit, in response to the request, the licensed digital asset to the second device according to the certificate;
• wherein the first device is associated with the first member ID, the first device being configured to:
• send the first registration request, and
• send a request to obtain the right of the licensed digital asset via the first member ID, the right granted based on the request to obtain the right via the first member ID, and
• wherein the second device is associated with the second member ID, the second device configured to
• send the second registration request, and
• send the request for accessing the licensed digital asset, and receive the licensed digital assert from the server.