System and method for using a graphic and/or audio license with digital rights management systems

• US 20060059566A1
• Filed: 09/14/2004
• Published: 03/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Rastas, Timo
• Application Number:
  US10/940,332
• Publication Number:
  US 20060059566A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/27
• 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]

Abstract

A system and method for using an audio and/or graphic license with a digital rights management system. Content is downloaded with an OMA forward-lock wrapper and rendered for an individual device. Licensed graphics and/or sound files are stored in respective graphics and/or audio file subdirectories. Upon the launching of a specific application, the availability of a specific graphic or sound file is checked. The specific graphic or sound file is used as a splash screen or a splash sound. At the same time, metadata stored in the respective sound or graphics files can include code for checking information such as whether the license has expired.

Claims

1. A device having a licensed software application subject to digital rights management limitations, the device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory unit operatively connected to the processor, the memory unit including a data file providing information to a user as well as limiting the use of the data file subject to digital rights management limitations.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the data file comprises a graphics file.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the graphics file includes a graphic for display as a splash screen on the device.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the data file comprises an audio file.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the audio file includes a sound to be played as a splash sound on the device.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the data file includes code for determining whether a digital rights management license has expired.

7. A method for subjecting a licensed software application to digital rights management limitations on a device, comprising the steps of:

downloading content with an OMA forward-lock wrapper on a device;

storing a data file from the content in a designated location;

upon launching an application, providing information from the data file to a user; and

using metadata stored in the data file to limit the use of the data file subject to digital rights management limitations.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the data file is a graphics file.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the graphics file includes a graphic for display as a splash screen on the device.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the data file comprises an audio file.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the audio file includes a sound to be played as a splash sound on the device.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the data file includes code for determining whether a digital rights management license has expired.

13. A computer program product for subjecting a licensed software application to digital rights management limitations on a device, comprising the steps of:

computer code for downloading content with an OMA forward-lock wrapper on a device;

computer code for storing a data file from the content in a designated location;

computer code for upon launching an application, providing information from the data file to a user; and

computer code for using metadata stored in the data file to limit the use of the data file subject to digital rights management limitations.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the data file is a graphics file.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the graphics file includes a graphic for display as a splash screen on the device.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the data file comprises an audio file.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the audio file includes a sound to be played as a splash sound on the device.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the data file includes code for determining whether a digital rights management license has expired.

19. A module for use with an electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory unit operatively connected to the processor, the memory unit including a data file providing information to a user as well as limiting the use of the data file subject to digital rights management limitations.

20. The module of claim 19, wherein the data file comprises a graphics file.

21. The module of claim 20, wherein the graphics file includes a graphic for display as a splash screen on the electronic device.

22. The module of claim 19, wherein the data file comprises an audio file.

23. The module of claim 22, wherein the audio file includes a sound to be played as a splash sound on the electronic device.

24. The module of claim 19, wherein the data file includes code for determining whether a digital rights management license has expired.