Method and system for device registration within a digital rights management framework
First Claim
1. A method of registering a network device in a digital rights management system (DRMS) connected to a network, the method comprising:
- receiving at the DRMS a digital certificate from a first network device;
determining a validity of the digital certificate;
requesting and receiving an authorization from a user interface to register the first network device;
determining if a location of the first network device is proximate to a location of the DRMS; and
registering the first network device if the first network device location is proximate to the DRMS location, wherein upon being registered the first network device becomes eligible to play protected digital content.
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Abstract
A method of registering network devices in a digital rights management system (DRMS) includes receiving a digital certificate transmitted by the network device requesting registration and verifying the validity of the certificate. The DRMS may then send cryptographic information to the applying network device. The network device may be authorized for registration via a user interface to the DRMS. The DRMS may conduct a proximity test to determine of the network device is proximate to the DRMS. If the certificate is validated, authorization is received, and the proximity test indicates that the network device is proximate to the DRMS, the network device may be registered. A registered network device is then authorized to play protected digital content.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of registering a network device in a digital rights management system (DRMS) connected to a network, the method comprising:
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receiving at the DRMS a digital certificate from a first network device; determining a validity of the digital certificate; requesting and receiving an authorization from a user interface to register the first network device; determining if a location of the first network device is proximate to a location of the DRMS; and registering the first network device if the first network device location is proximate to the DRMS location, wherein upon being registered the first network device becomes eligible to play protected digital content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system having a digital rights management system (DRMS), the system comprising:
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a DRMS connected to a network; a plurality of network devices, each network device connected to the network and each device having a digital certificate; a user interface connected to the DRMS; and a processor having access to memory, the memory having instructions which when executed, perform a method comprising; receiving at the DRMS the digital certificate from each network device requesting registration; determining the validity of each certificate; generating a request to register each device, each request being displayed on the user interface; receiving an indication of authorization for registration via the user interface; determining if each location of each network device is proximate to a location of the DRMS; and registering each network device that has a verified digital certificate, is authorized, and is proximate to the DRMS location, wherein upon being registered each registered network device becomes eligible to play protected digital content and wherein a limit is imposed on one or both of a number of registered network devices and a number of registered network devices permitted to concurrently access the protected digital content. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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