Method and apparatus for acquiring DRM contents in mobile communication terminal
First Claim
1. A method of acquiring digital rights management (DRM) contents from a plurality of content providers comprising:
- acquiring information about DRM contents;
selecting a content provider using the acquired content information; and
acquiring DRM contents and a license from the selected content provider.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for acquiring DRM contents in a mobile communication terminal at a reduced expense by acquiring information about the DRM contents provided through a plurality of content providers are provided. The method and apparatus for acquiring DRM contents includes acquiring price information for DRM contents provided from a plurality of content providers upon request for acquiring DRM contents, selecting a content provider using the acquired price information and acquiring the DRM contents and a license from the selected content provider. Therefore, DRM contents can be acquired by selecting the least expensive DRM content provider at a present point in time using a content information server in which the content information is stored and then connecting to the corresponding content provider to ultimately reduce the cost for acquiring the DRM contents.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of acquiring digital rights management (DRM) contents from a plurality of content providers comprising:
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acquiring information about DRM contents;
selecting a content provider using the acquired content information; and
acquiring DRM contents and a license from the selected content provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of reacquiring DRM contents from a plurality of content providers comprising:
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displaying expiration of a license for DRM contents;
receiving a request for reacquiring the DRM contents for which the license expiration is displayed;
acquiring information about the DRM contents for which reacquisition is requested;
selecting a content provider using the acquired content information; and
acquiring the DRM contents and the license from the selected content provider. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
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13. (canceled)
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15. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
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an information acquisition unit for acquiring information about DRM contents;
a provider selecting unit for selecting a content provider using the acquired content information;
a content acquisition unit for acquiring DRM contents and a license from the selected content provider; and
a network communication unit for receiving at least one of the acquired DRM contents, license, and content information. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method of providing information about DRM contents in a mobile communication terminal comprising:
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receiving a request signal for content information from the mobile communication terminal;
extracting the requested content information based on the request signal for content information; and
transmitting the extracted content information to the mobile communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. (canceled)
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26. (canceled)
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27. A DRM content acquisition system comprising:
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a plurality of content providers, each comprising a content server for providing DRM contents and a license server for providing a license for the DRM contents;
a content information server for collecting and storing content information from the content provider; and
a mobile communication terminal for acquiring the content information from the content information server, selecting a content provider based on the acquired content information, and acquiring the DRM contents and the license from the selected content provider. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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