System and method for digital rights management with license proxy
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1. A digital rights management system comprising:
- client means for publishing and/or viewing protected content;
server means for providing licenses for viewing said protected content; and
a license proxy server coupled between said client means and said server means.
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Abstract
A digital rights management system and method. The inventive system includes a client for publishing and/or viewing protected content; a DRM server for providing licenses for viewing the protected content; and an inventive license proxy server coupled between the client and the server. The license proxy server includes a digital rights management lockbox and plural digital rights management client certificates. The license proxy server is disposed on an operationally independent platform relative to the client or the DRM server and thereby extends a DRM vendor'"'"'s rights management capabilities to other platforms.
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42 Claims
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1. A digital rights management system comprising:
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client means for publishing and/or viewing protected content; server means for providing licenses for viewing said protected content; and a license proxy server coupled between said client means and said server means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
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12. A digital rights management system comprising:
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a platform independent client for publishing and/or viewing protected content; a digital rights management server for providing a license for viewing said protected content; and a license proxy server coupled between said client and said digital rights management server. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A license proxy server for use with client for publishing and/or viewing protected content and a digital rights management server for providing licenses for viewing said protected content, said license proxy server being operationally disposed between said client and said rights management server and comprising:
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means for providing a lockbox and means for storing at least one client certificate. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A license proxy server for use with client for publishing and/or viewing protected content and a digital rights management server for providing licenses for viewing said protected content, said license proxy server being operationally disposed between said client and said rights management server and comprising:
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a controller adapted to execute software and software stored on a physical medium readable by said controller, said software including code for providing a lockbox and code for storing at least one client certificate. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for digital rights management including the steps of:
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providing a client for publishing and/or viewing protected content; providing a server for providing licenses for viewing said protected content; and using a license proxy server as an interface between said client and said server. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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