APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTENTS RIGHT OBJECT IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL
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1. A method for managing a contents right object in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
- encoding a valid right object of contents in the mobile communication terminal;
transmitting the encoded right object to a server;
executing a system update;
requesting the server to transmit the encoded right object;
receiving the encoded right object from the server; and
decoding the received right object.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for managing a contents right object in a mobile communication terminal are provided. In the method, when a system update event occurs, a valid right object of contents in the mobile communication terminal is encoded and the encoded right object is transmitted to a server. A system update is executed and then the server is requested to transmit the encoded right object. The encoded right object is received from the server and the received right object is decoded.
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1. A method for managing a contents right object in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
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encoding a valid right object of contents in the mobile communication terminal; transmitting the encoded right object to a server; executing a system update; requesting the server to transmit the encoded right object; receiving the encoded right object from the server; and decoding the received right object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for managing a contents right object in a server, the method comprising:
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receiving a valid right object of contents in a communication terminal from the communication terminal; storing the received right object in a directory for the communication terminal; extracting, upon receipt of a transmission request for the right object from the communication terminal, the corresponding right object from the directory; and transmitting the extracted right object to the communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for managing a contents right object in a mobile communication terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a storage unit for storing a valid right object of contents in the mobile communication terminal; and a controller for encoding the right object in the mobile communication terminal, for transmitting the encoded right object to a server, for executing a system update, for requesting the server to transmit the encoded right object, for receiving the encoded right object from the server and for decoding the received right object. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for managing a contents right object in a server, the apparatus comprising:
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a directory for a communication terminal for storing a right object of the communication terminal; and a controller for receiving a valid right object of contents in a communication terminal from the communication terminal, for storing the received right object in the directory for the communication terminal, for extracting, upon receipt of a transmission request for the right object from the communication terminal, the corresponding right object from the directory of the communication terminal and for transmitting the extracted right object to the communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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