Apparatus, system and method for the management of digital rights managed (DRM) licenses into a user interface

• US 20080071688A1
• Filed: 09/14/2006
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Corbett, Kevin, Johnson, Brian David, Boyle, William D.
• Application Number:
  US11/521,999
• Publication Number:
  US 20080071688A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/59
• 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: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

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.

Claims

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.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising the processor to determine when the obtained license expires and to lock access to the product at the user side with the expired license.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, unlocking access to the product at the user side with the expired license once the user renews the expired license.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the navigation controller is a remote control device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display of the one or more menu selections is updated on the user interface when the current license status of any of the products is changed.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display device is a television.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display device is a mobile device.

8. A method, comprising:

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.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining when the obtained license expires; and

locking access to the product at the user side with the expired license.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

unlocking access to the product at the user side with the expired license once the user renews the expired license.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the navigation controller is a remote control device.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

updating the display of the one or more menu selections on the user interface when the current license status of any of the products is changed.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the display device is a television.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the display device is a mobile device.

15. A system, comprising:

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.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising the processor to determine when the obtained license expires and to lock access to the product at the user side with the expired license.

17. The system of claim 16, unlocking access to the product at the user side with the expired license once the user renews the expired license.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the navigation controller is a remote control device.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the display of the one or more menu selections is updated on the user interface when the current license status of any of the products is changed.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the display device is a television.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the display device is a mobile device.

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:

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.

23. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, further comprising:

determining when the obtained license expires; and

locking access to the product at the user side with the expired license.

24. The machine-readable medium of claim 23, further comprising:

unlocking access to the product at the user side with the expired license once the user renews the expired license.

25. The machine-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the navigation controller is a remote control device.

26. The machine-readable medium of claim 23, further comprising:

updating the display of the one or more menu selections on the user interface when the current license status of any of the products is changed.

27. The machine-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the display device is a television.

28. The machine-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the display device is a mobile device.