Service level digital rights management support in a multi-content aggregation and delivery system

• US 20070203841A1
• Filed: 02/16/2006
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Maes, Stephane
• Granted Patent: US 9,654,456 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/168 above the transport layer

Abstract

Content may be provided to an access device by the content delivery platform. When the access device decides to access the content, a request may be received at the content delivery platform. The request is intercepted at a URL proxy, which determines if the content has been purchased or not. If the content has been purchased, the request is redirected to a digital rights server. The digital rights server processes the request and determines digital rights for the content using the address. The digital rights are then provided such that the access device can access the content. If a user of the access device has not already purchased the content, a message may be sent to the access device requesting that the user purchase the content. Once the content is purchased, the digital rights are then provided such that the access device can access the content.

Claims

1. A method for providing digital rights management at a service level, the method comprising:

providing content to an access device from a content delivery platform;

receiving a request that the access device desires access to the content, the request sent to an address for the content delivery platform;

determining if the access device has properly purchased the content;

if the access device has properly purchased the content, performing the steps of;

redirecting the request to a digital rights server;

processing the request, at the digital rights server, to determine digital rights for the content using the address used in the request; and

providing the digital rights to the user such that the access device can access the content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the address comprises a uniform resource locator (URL) or uniform resource identifier (URI).

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is provided to the access device when it is purchased by the access device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising if the content was not purchased, denying the request and not providing the digital rights to the access device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the content is then purchased.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an upload of the content from a content provider;

determining a work flow for the content, wherein the workflow allows meta data to be combined with the digital rights, the meta data used in processing the request.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the address is added as a header.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the address the request is sent to is not an address for the digital rights server.

9. A method for providing digital rights management at a service level, the method comprising:

providing content to an access device from a content delivery platform, wherein the content is not purchased;

receiving a request that the access device desires access to the content;

determining that the content was not purchased by the access device;

sending a message to the access device requesting the access device purchase the content;

receiving a confirmation that the access device has purchased the content;

redirecting the request to a digital rights server;

processing the request, at the digital rights server, to determine digital rights for the content using the address used in the request; and

providing the digital rights to the user such that the access device can access the content.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein sending the message comprises sending a menu or a page to the access device, the menu allowing the access device to purchase the content.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the address comprises a uniform resource locator (URL) or uniform resource identifier (URI).

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the content is provided to the access device when it is purchased by the access device.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving an upload of the content from a content provider;

determining the address for the content; and

adding the address to the content.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the address is added as a header.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the address the request is sent to is not an address for the digital rights server.

16. An information storage medium having a plurality of instructions adapted to direct an information processing device to perform a set of steps for providing digital rights management at a service level, the steps comprising:

providing content to an access device from a content delivery platform;

receiving a request that the access device desires access to the content, the request sent to an address for the content delivery platform;

determining if the access device has properly purchased the content;

if the access device has properly purchased the content, performing the steps of;

redirecting the request to a digital rights server;

processing the request, at the digital rights server, to determine digital rights for the content using the address used in the request; and

providing the digital rights to the user such that the access device can access the content.

17. The information storage medium of claim 16, wherein the content is provided to the access device when it is purchased by the access device.

18. The information storage medium of claim 16, further comprising if the content was not purchased, denying the request and not providing the digital rights to the access device.

19. The information storage medium of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving an upload of the content from a content provider;

determining a work flow for the content, wherein the workflow allows meta data to be combined with the digital rights, the meta data used in processing the request.

20. The information storage medium of claim 16, wherein the address the request is sent to is not an address for the digital rights server.

21. An information storage medium having a plurality of instructions adapted to direct an information processing device to perform a set of steps for providing digital rights management at a service level, the steps comprising:

providing content to an access device from a content delivery platform, wherein the content is not purchased;

receiving a request that the access device desires access to the content;

determining that the content was not purchased by the access device;

sending a message to the access device requesting the access device purchase the content;

receiving a confirmation that the access device has purchased the content;

redirecting the request to a digital rights server;

processing the request, at the digital rights server, to determine digital rights for the content using the address used in the request; and

providing the digital rights to the user such that the access device can access the content.

22. The information storage medium of claim 21, wherein sending the message comprises sending a menu or a page to the access device, the menu allowing the access device to purchase the content.

23. The information storage medium of claim 21, wherein the content is provided to the access device when it is purchased by the access device.

24. The information storage medium of claim 21, further comprising:

receiving an upload of the content from a content provider;

determining the address for the content; and

adding the address to the content.

25. The information storage medium of claim 21, wherein the address the request is sent to is not an address for the digital rights server.