Apparatus, system and method for the management of digital rights managed (DRM) licenses into a user interface
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor to receive a control signal from a navigation controller and to display a user interface on a display device, wherein the user interface includes a menu having one or more menu selections provided by a content and/or service provider for the management of digital rights managed (DRM) licenses, wherein each of the one or more menu selections represents a product offered to a user at a user side, wherein the menu includes a current license status for each of the products, and based on the control signal the processor to activate one of the one or more menu selections to display a DRM license menu if a license is required for the product of the activated menu selection, and the processor to store the product of the activated menu selection at the user side if a license is obtained by the user.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method that allow for the management of digital rights managed (DRM) licenses via a user interface. A method includes displaying a user interface on a display device, where the user interface includes a menu having one or more menu selections provided by a content and/or service provider for the management of digital rights managed (DRM) licenses, where each of the one or more menu selections represents a product offered to a user at a user side and where the menu includes a current license status for each of the products. Then, activating one of the one or more menu selections to display a DRM license menu if a license is required for the product of the activated menu selection. Finally, storing the product of the activated menu selection at the user side if a license is obtained by the user. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor to receive a control signal from a navigation controller and to display a user interface on a display device, wherein the user interface includes a menu having one or more menu selections provided by a content and/or service provider for the management of digital rights managed (DRM) licenses, wherein each of the one or more menu selections represents a product offered to a user at a user side, wherein the menu includes a current license status for each of the products, and based on the control signal the processor to activate one of the one or more menu selections to display a DRM license menu if a license is required for the product of the activated menu selection, and the processor to store the product of the activated menu selection at the user side if a license is obtained by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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displaying a user interface on a display device, wherein the user interface includes a menu having one or more menu selections provided by a content and/or service provider for the management of digital rights managed (DRM) licenses, wherein each of the one or more menu selections represents a product offered to a user at a user side, wherein the menu includes a current license status for each of the products; activating one of the one or more menu selections to display a DRM license menu if a license is required for the product of the activated menu selection; and storing the product of the activated menu selection at the user side if a license is obtained by the user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a content device; and a processor to receive a control signal from a navigation controller and to display a user interface on a display device, wherein the user interface includes a menu having one or more menu selections provided by a content and/or service provider for the management of digital rights managed (DRM) licenses, wherein each of the one or more menu selections represents a product offered to a user at a user side, wherein the menu includes a current license status for each of the products, and based on the control signal the processor to activate one of the one or more menu selections to display a DRM license menu if a license is required for the product of the activated menu selection, and the processor to store the product of the activated menu selection at the user side if a license is obtained by the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A machine-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:
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displaying a user interface on a display device, wherein the user interface includes a menu having one or more menu selections provided by a content and/or service provider for the management of digital rights managed (DRM) licenses, wherein each of the one or more menu selections represents a product offered to a user at a user side, wherein the menu includes a current license status for each of the products; activating one of the one or more menu selections to display a DRM license menu if a license is required for the product of the activated menu selection; and storing the product of the activated menu selection at the user side if a license is obtained by the user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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