Method and apparatus for providing digital rights management service in the cloud

An apparatus for providing digital rights management service in the cloud comprising:

• a computer having one or more processors;
• a non-transitory storage device storing computer readable instructions, that when executed by the one or more processers, cause the apparatus to perform a method comprising:
• receiving a request for a digital rights license associated with a digital media content from a client device, wherein the digital media content has been determined to be protected by the client device and wherein the digital rights license enables accessing of the digital media content on the client device;
• determining an external license server to facilitate processing the request;
• routing the request to the external license server;
• receiving a verification that the client device is entitled to access the digital media content and the the requested digital rights license from the external license server;
• and
• routing the requested digital rights license to the client device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing computer instructions that, when executed by a cloud-based server causes the a cloud-based server to perform a method for providing digital rights management service in the cloud comprising:

• receiving, at the cloud-based server, a request for a digital rights license associated with a digital media content from a client device, wherein the digital media content has been determined to be protected by the client device and wherein the digital rights license enables accessing of the digital media content on the client device;
• determining, by the cloud-based server, an external license server to facilitate processing the request;
• routing the request to the external license server;
• receiving, at the cloud-based server, a verification that the client device is entitled to access the digital media content and the requested digital rights license from the external license server;
• and
• routing, by the cloud-based server, the requested digital rights license to the client device.