METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING, ACTIVATING, PURCHASING AND ACCESSING PROTECTED CONTENT AND SERVICES FROM CONNECTED DEVICES

• US 20180173856A1
• Filed: 06/30/2015
• Published: 06/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Inventors: AHMED, Zahid, MALMSTROM, Jarno, PASCA, Alexandru Paul, BOGK, Andreas, HESBY, James, PERRIER, Donald
• Granted Patent: US 10,521,565 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0815 providing single-sign-on or federations

Abstract

An approach is provided for providing digital rights management within a connected service and content ecosystem. The approach involves receiving a request for content for use at a least one device, wherein the request originates from at least one companion device. The approach also involves causing at least in part, a packaging of the content according to at least one digital rights management format based, at least in part, on identification information associated with at least one of: the at least one device; the at least one companion device; at least one user associated with the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof; and the content. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, a transmission of the packaged content, at least one link to the packaged content, or a combination thereof to the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, an activation of the packaged content for use at the at least one device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request for content for use at at least one device, wherein the request originates from at least one companion device;

packaging the content according to at least one digital rights management format based, at least in part, on identification information associated with at least one of;

the at least one device;

the at least one companion device;

at least one user associated with the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof; and

the content;

transmitting the packaged content, at least one link to the packaged content, or a combination thereof to the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof; and

activating the packaged content for use at the at least one device.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the content is published as at least one digital rights management protected file prior to the packaging of the content, and wherein the packaging comprises:

encrypting, repackaging, re-signing, or a combination thereof of the content from the at least one digital rights management protected file according to the at least one digital rights management format.

3. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining connectivity status information associated with the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof; and

routing the transmission of the packaged content, the at least one link, or a combination thereof to the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof based on the connectivity status information.

4. A method of claim 3, further comprising:

synchronizing the packaged content, the at least one link, or a combination thereof between the at least one device and the at least one companion device based, at least in part, on the connectivity status information.

5. A method of claim 3, wherein the connectivity status information includes, at least in part, a wide-area network connectivity status, a short-range connectivity status, or a combination thereof.

6. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting at least one portal to at least one content store including the content at the at least one companion device,

wherein the at least one portal provides one or more options for acquiring the content for use at the at least one device.

7. A method of claim 6, further comprising:

authenticating of the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof using federated credentials, single sign-on credentials, or a combination thereof.

8. A method of claim 6, further comprising:

registering the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof via the at least one portal,

wherein the packaging of the content, the transmission of the packaged content, the activation of the packaged content, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on the registration.

9. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting at least one notification at the at least one device regarding an availability of the packaged content, the activation of the packaged content, or a combination thereof

10. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

initiating the presentation of the at least one notification using at least one pull mechanism, at least one asynchronous callback mechanism, or a combination thereof.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

receiving a request for content for use at at least one device, wherein the request originates from at least one companion device;

packaging the content according to at least one digital rights management format based, at least in part, on identification information associated with at least one of;

the at least one device;

the at least one companion device;

at least one user associated with the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof; and

the content;

transmitting the packaged content, at least one link to the packaged content, or a combination thereof to the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof; and

activating the packaged content for use at the at least one device.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the content is published as at least one digital rights management protected file prior to the packaging of the content, and wherein the packaging comprises:

encrypting, repackaging, re signing, or a combination thereof of the content from the at least one digital rights management protected file according to the at least one digital rights management format.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determining connectivity status information associated with the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof; and

routing the transmission of the packaged content, the at least one link, or a combination thereof to the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof based on the connectivity status information.

14-23. -23. (canceled)

24. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

receive a request for content for use at at least one device, wherein the request originates from at least one companion device;

package the content according to at least one digital rights management format based, at least in part, on identification information associated with at least one of;

the at least one device;

the at least one companion device;

at least one user associated with the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof; and

the content;

transmit the packaged content, at least one link to the packaged content, or a combination thereof to the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof; and

activate the packaged content for use at the at least one device.

25. An apparatus of claim 24, wherein the content is published as at least one digital rights management protected file prior to the packaging of the content, and wherein the packaging comprises:

encrypt, repackage, re-sign, or a combination thereof of the content from the at least one digital rights management protected file according to the at least one digital rights management format.

26. An apparatus of claim 24, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine connectivity status information associated with the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof; and

route the transmission of the packaged content, the at least one link, or a combination thereof to the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof based on the connectivity status information.

27. An apparatus of claims 26, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

synchronize the packaged content, the at least one link, or a combination thereof between the at least one device and the at least one companion device based, at least in part, on the connectivity status information.

28. An apparatus of claim 26, wherein the connectivity status information includes, at least in part, a wide-area network connectivity status, a short-range connectivity status, or a combination thereof

29. An apparatus of claim 24, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

present at least one portal to at least one content store including the content at the at least one companion device;

wherein the at least one portal provides one or more options for acquiring the content for use at the at least one device.

30. An apparatus of claim 29, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

authenticate the at least one device, the at least one companion device, or a combination thereof using federated credentials, single sign-on credentials, or a combination thereof.

31-41. -41. (canceled)