System and method for distributing digital rights management digital content in a controlled network ensuring digital rights

• US 10,430,770 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2014
• Issued: 10/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Kushalnagar, Nandakishore R., Jeronimo, Michael D., Tharappel, Francis M., Baumberger, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Steven S
• Application Number:
  US14/517,556
• Publication Number:
  US 20150039516A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,810 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/105 Arrangements for software license management or administration, e.g. for managing licenses at corporate level
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1235 with control of digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/18 Licensing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/184 Intellectual property management

Abstract

A system and method for managing digital rights. The method includes receiving a Universal Resource Identifier (URI). The URI is used to identify a location for a user selected digital media item. The digital media item is to be played in a local area network (LAN). The selected digital media item is retrieved from a content server over a network connection. If the selected digital media item is encrypted, a license to decrypt the selected media item is obtained. Access to the license is based on a plurality of access rules. The plurality of access rules are based on the terms of the license. The plurality of access rules may also include personal owner rules. If a request for the license adheres to the access rules, the license is received via a secure out of band transfer and the selected digital media item is decrypted for playback via one or more media rendering devices.

Claims

1. A home media server to locally manage digital media rights, the home media server comprising:

a hardware processor; and

a memory storing media selection logic and a local license server;

wherein the media selection logic when executed by the hardware processor causes the hardware processor to (i) store an enumeration of digital media items selectable by a user for local playback on a media rendering device communicatively coupled to the home media server via a local area network, (ii) receive a selection associated with an encrypted digital media item from a control point communicatively coupled to the home media server, and (iii) transmit a first Universal Resource Identifier indicative of a media location at which the selected encrypted digital media item is located to the control point for transmission to the media rendering device; and

wherein the local license server when executed by the hardware processor causes the hardware processor to (i) receive a message and user information from the control point to retrieve a license required to decrypt the selected encrypted digital media item, wherein the received message comprises a key identifier and a second Universal Resource Identifier indicative of a remote location of a remote license server communicatively coupled to the home media server and at which the required license is located, (ii) retrieve the required license from the remote license server with the user information based on the key identifier and the second Universal Resource Identifier, (iii) transmit a third Universal Resource Identifier to the control point, the third Universal Resource Identifier is indicative of a local location of the home media server at which the retrieved required license is located, (iv) receive a request for the retrieved required license from the media rendering device based on the third Universal Resource Identifier, and (v) transmit the retrieved required license to the media rendering device to decrypt the selected encrypted digital media item based on one or more usage rules of the retrieved required license.

2. The home media server of claim 1, wherein to transmit the retrieved required license based on the one or more usage rules of the retrieved required license comprises to (i) determine whether the retrieved required license is valid based on the one or more usage rules and (ii) transmit the retrieved required license in response to a determination that the retrieved required license is valid or deny transmission of the retrieved required license to the media rendering device in response to a determination that the retrieved required license is invalid.

3. The home media server of claim 2, wherein the one or more usage rules of the retrieved required license comprises at least one of a number of times the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played, a number of media rendering devices the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played on, an expiration of the retrieved required license, a length of time the user is permitted to play the selected encrypted digital media item, an indication of one or more users permitted play the selected encrypted digital media item, an indication of when the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played, or a number of times the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played by another user.

4. The home media server of claim 2, wherein the one or more usage rules of the retrieved required license comprise (i) a first usage rule associated with terms of the retrieved required license purchased by the user and (ii) a second usage rule associated with additional terms of the retrieved required license stipulated by the user.

5. The home media server of claim 4, wherein the first usage rule of the retrieved required license comprises at least one of a number of times the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played, a number of media rendering devices the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played on, an expiration of the retrieved required license, or a length of time the user is permitted to play the selected encrypted digital media item;

and

wherein the second usage rule of the retrieved required license comprises at least one of an indication of one or more users permitted play the selected encrypted digital media item, an indication of when the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played, or a number of times the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played by another user.

6. The home media server of claim 1, wherein the local license server is further to track usage of the retrieved required license.

7. The home media server of claim 1, wherein the local license server is further to identify the remote license server based on the second Universal Resource Identifier.

8. The home media server of claim 1, wherein to transmit the retrieved required license to the media rendering device comprises to transmit the retrieved required license to the media rendering device via a secure out-of-band transmission.

9. A non-transitory, machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that in response to being executed by a home media server, cause the home media server to:

store an enumeration of digital media items selectable by a user for local playback on a media rendering device communicatively coupled to the home media server via a local area network;

receive a selection associated with an encrypted digital media item from a control point communicatively coupled to the home media server;

transmit a first Universal Resource Identifier indicative of a media location at which the selected encrypted digital media item is located to the control point for transmission to the media rendering device;

receive a message and user information from the control point to retrieve a license required to decrypt the selected encrypted digital media item, wherein the received message comprises a key identifier and a second Universal Resource Identifier indicative of a remote location of a remote license server communicatively coupled to the home media server and at which the required license is located;

retrieve the required license from the remote license server with the user information based on the key identifier and the second Universal Resource Identifier;

transmit a third Universal Resource Identifier to the control point, the third Universal Resource Identifier is indicative of a local location of the home media server at which the retrieved required license is located;

receive a request for the retrieved required license from the media rendering device based on the third Universal Resource Identifier; and

transmit the retrieved required license to the media rendering device to decrypt the selected encrypted digital media item based on one or more usage rules of the retrieved required license.

10. The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein to transmit the retrieved required license based on the one or more usage rules of the retrieved required license comprises to (i) determine whether the retrieved required license is valid based on the one or more usage rules and (ii) transmit the retrieved required license in response to a determination that the retrieved required license is valid or deny transmission of the retrieved required license to the media rendering device in response to a determination that the retrieved required license is invalid.

11. The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the one or more usage rules of the retrieved required license comprises at least one of a number of times the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played, a number of media rendering devices the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played on, an expiration of the retrieved required license, a length of time the user is permitted to play the selected encrypted digital media item, an indication of one or more users permitted play the selected encrypted digital media item, an indication of when the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played, or a number of times the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played by another user.

12. The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the one or more usage rules of the retrieved required license comprise (i) a first usage rule associated with terms of the retrieved required license purchased by the user and (ii) a second usage rule associated with additional terms of the retrieved required license stipulated by the user.

13. The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the first usage rule of the retrieved required license comprises at least one of a number of times the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played, a number of media rendering devices the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played on, an expiration of the retrieved required license, or a length of time the user is permitted to play the selected encrypted digital media item;

and

wherein the second usage rule of the retrieved required license comprises at least one of an indication of one or more users permitted play the selected encrypted digital media item, an indication of when the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played, or a number of times the selected encrypted digital media item is permitted to be played by another user.

14. The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the plurality of instructions further cause home media server to track usage of the retrieved required license.

15. The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the plurality of instructions further cause home media server to identify the remote license server based on the second Universal Resource Identifier.

16. The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein to transmit the retrieved required license to the media rendering device comprises to transmit the retrieved required license to the media rendering device via a secure out-of-band transmission.

17. A method for locally managing digital media rights, the method comprising:

storing, by a home media server, an enumeration of digital media items selectable by a user for local playback on a media rendering device communicatively coupled to the home media server via a local area network;

receiving, by the home media server, a selection associated with an encrypted digital media item from a control point communicatively coupled to the home media server;

transmitting, by the home media server, a first Universal Resource Identifier indicative of a media location at which the selected encrypted digital media item is located to the control point for transmission to the media rendering device;

receiving, by a local license server of the home media server, a message and user information from the control point to retrieve a license required to decrypt the selected encrypted digital media item, wherein the received message comprises a key identifier and a second Universal Resource Identifier indicative of a remote location of a remote license server communicatively coupled to the home media server and at which the required license is located;

retrieving, by the local license server and using the user information, the required license from the remote license server based on the key identifier and the second Universal Resource Identifier;

transmitting, by the local license server, a third Universal Resource Identifier to the control point, the third Universal Resource Identifier is indicative of a local location of the home media server at which the retrieved required license is located;

receiving, by the local license server, a request for the retrieved required license from the media rendering device based on the third Universal Resource Identifier; and

transmitting, by the local license server, the retrieved required license to the media rendering device to decrypt the selected encrypted digital media item based on one or more usage rules of the retrieved required license.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein transmitting the retrieved required license based on the one or more usage rules of the retrieved required license comprises (i) determining whether the retrieved required license is valid based on the one or more usage rules and (ii) transmitting the retrieved required license in response to determining that the retrieved required license is valid or denying transmission of the retrieved required license to the media rendering device in response to determining that the retrieved required license is invalid.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the one or more usage rules of the retrieved required license comprise (i) a first usage rule associated with terms of the retrieved required license purchased by the user and (ii) a second usage rule associated with additional terms of the retrieved required license stipulated by the user.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising tracking, by the local license server, usage of the retrieved required license.