Interoperable digital rights management device and method thereof
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorsJoo-Young Lee, Hyun-Gon Choo, Je-Ho Nam, Bum-Suk Choi, Jin-Woo Hong
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Abstract
Provided are an interoperable DRM device and method thereof. The interoperable DRM device includes: an interface for communicating with a terminal that performs predetermined operations for reproducing contents; and a DRM processor for managing digital rights of the contents. The DRM processor exchanges messages with the terminal for interoperably managing the digital rights.
Claims40
An interoperable Digital Rights Management (DRM) terminal, comprising:
- a resource processor for reproducing contents, each of the contents being protected by one of a plurality of types of DRM;
- and
- a DRM processor for managing the plurality of types of DRM for the contents, wherein
- the resource processor and the DRM processor are disposed in the same terminal, and exchange messages to process each of the contents according to its corresponding one of the plurality of types of DRM.
An interoperable Digital Rights Management (DRM) method in a terminal including a resource processor for reproducing contents, each of the contents being protected by one of a plurality of types of DRM, and a DRM processor for managing the plurality of types of DRM for the contents, the interoperable DRM method comprising:
- exchanging messages between the resource processor and the DRM processor so as to process each of the contents according to its corresponding one of the plurality of types of DRM.
An interoperable Digital Rights Management (DRM) device comprising:
- an interface for communicating with a terminal that is configured to reproduce contents, each of the contents being protected by one of a plurality of types of DRM;
- and
- a DRM processor for managing the plurality of types of DRM for the contents, wherein
- the DRM processor exchanges messages with the terminal to process each of the contents according to its corresponding one of the plurality of types of DRM.
An interoperable Digital Rights Management (DRM) method for a device including an interface for communicating with a terminal that is configured to reproduce contents, each of the contents being protected by one of a plurality of types of DRM, and a DRM processor for managing the plurality of types of DRM for the contents, the interoperable DRM method comprising:
- exchanging messages between the DRM processor and the terminal so as to process each of the contents according to its corresponding one of the plurality of types of DRM.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.