SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING CONSUMPTION OF COPY-PROTECTED CONTENT ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICES

• US 20100202610A1
• Filed: 06/25/2007
• Published: 08/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Agere Systems Incorporated (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Agere Systems Incorporated (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Haddad, Stephen N., Bahram, Nikolai K., Al-Refacee, Fadi Afa, Warren, Robert W.
• Application Number:
  US12/280,784
• Publication Number:
  US 20100202610A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 380/200
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/00 Reducing energy consumption in communication networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Various systems and methods for distributing rights managed content objects arc disclosed. For example, some embodiments of the present invention provide methods for distribution that include providing a mobile storage device that includes a wireless interface and a storage component maintaining a rights managed content object. A first request to provide the rights managed content object to a first mobile application device via the wireless interface is received, and a second request to provide the rights managed content object to a second mobile application device via the wireless interface is received. The rights managed content object is accessed from the storage component, and a digital rights management tool associated with the accessed content object is accessed. The rights managed content object is decrypted using the digital rights management tool, and streamed to both the first mobile application device and the second mobile application device via the wireless interface.

Claims

1. A method for distributing rights managed content objects, the method comprising:

providing a mobile storage device, wherein the mobile storage device includes a wireless interface and a storage component, and wherein the storage component includes a rights managed content object;

receiving a first request to provide the rights managed content object to a first mobile application device via the wireless interface;

receiving a second request to provide the rights managed content object to a second mobile application device via the wireless interface;

accessing the rights managed content object from the storage component;

accessing a digital rights management tool associated with the accessed content object;

decrypting the accessed content object using the digital rights management tool;

streaming the decrypted content object via the wireless interface to the first mobile application device; and

streaming the decrypted content object via the wireless interface to the second mobile application device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving the rights managed content object; and

storing the rights managed content object to the storage component in a native format.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving the first request to provide the rights managed content object to the first mobile application device via the wireless interface indicates the native format, wherein receiving the second request to provide the rights managed content object to the second mobile application device via the wireless interface indicates a selected format, and wherein the method further comprises:

converting the rights content object from the native format to the selected format.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the decrypted content object is streamed to the first mobile application device in the native format, and wherein the decrypted content object is streamed to the second mobile application device in the selected format.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the mobile application device includes a graphical user interface, and wherein the method further comprises:

providing information to drive the graphical user interface via the wireless interface, wherein the graphical user interface operates as a remote graphical user interface for the mobile storage device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital rights management tool is a decryption key.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital rights management tool includes a set of instructions executable by the processor to decrypt the accessed content object.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the storage component includes both a hard disk drive and a flash memory.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless interface is selected from a group consisting of:

a Bluetooth interface and a WiFi interface.

10. A system for distributing rights managed content objects, the system comprising:

a mobile storage device, wherein the mobile storage device includes a processor, a wireless interface, and a storage component;

wherein the storage component includes a first content object and a second content object, and wherein the storage component further includes instructions executable by the processor to;

access one of the first content object and the second content object from the storage component;

access a digital rights management tool associated with the accessed content object;

decrypt the accessed content object using the digital rights management tool; and

distribute the decrypted content object via the wireless interface to a mobile application device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the mobile application device is local to the mobile storage device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the system further comprises:

a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface is incorporated into the mobile application device, and wherein the graphical user interface operates as a remote graphical user interface for the mobile storage device.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the storage component includes at least one of a hard disk drive and a flash memory.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the wireless interface is selected from a group consisting of:

a Bluetooth interface and a WiFi interface.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the storage component further includes instructions executable by the processor to:

receive the first content object; and

store the first content object to the storage medium in a native format.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the storage component further includes instructions executable by the processor to:

convert the first content object from the native format to a selected format, and wherein the decrypted content object is distributed in the selected format.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the storage component further includes instructions executable by the processor to:

receive an indication of the selected format from the mobile application device via the wireless interface.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the storage component further includes instructions executable by the processor to:

receive the first content object;

convert the first content object to a native format; and

store the first content object to the storage medium in the native format.

19. The system of claim 10, wherein the digital rights management tool is a decryption key.

20. The system of claim 10, wherein the digital rights management tool includes a set of instructions executable by the processor to decrypt the accessed content object.

21. A system for distributing rights managed content objects, the system comprising:

a mobile application device, wherein the mobile application device includes a graphical user interface;

a mobile storage device, wherein the mobile storage device includes a processor, a wireless interface, and a storage component;

wherein the storage component includes a non-volatile memory component, wherein the mobile storage device is communicably coupled to the mobile application device via the wireless interface, wherein the storage component includes a content object, and wherein the storage component further includes instructions executable by the processor to;

provide an information set to the mobile application device via the wireless interface, wherein the information set is used to drive the graphical user interface, and wherein the graphical user interface operates as a remote graphical user interface for the mobile storage device;

receive the content object;

store the content object in a native format;

receive a request for the content object from the mobile application device via the wireless interface, wherein the request for the content object indicates a selected format;

access the content object from the storage component;

access a digital rights management tool associated with the content object;

decrypt the content object using the digital rights management tool;

convert the format of the decrypted content object from the native format to the selected format; and

stream the decrypted and format converted content object via the wireless interface to the mobile application device.