Content Rights Processing Through Format-Specific License Services
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems and methods for managing content rights through digital rights management (DRM) do not provide sufficient solutions for supporting multiple distinct devices and content players, requiring an architecture capable of handling disparate DRM requirements.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a discrete license generation unit in the architecture that isolates license generation from other types of license decisions, using multiple discrete units for specific formats and classifications of content, and employing a central license decision service for unified decision-making.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a unified DRM architecture is used to support multiple devices and content players, then adaptability is improved, but system complexity increases due to disparate DRM requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the DRM system into separate discrete units: a license decision service that handles authorization logic and multiple format-specific license generation services (e.g., Widevine, PlayReady, FlashAccess). This segmentation allows each service to be optimized for its specific DRM format while maintaining overall system adaptability across multiple devices and content players.
Solution Approach 2:
The license decision service acts as a universal interface that can handle multiple DRM formats through a single standardized API. This multi-functional service receives license requests, determines appropriate DRM formats based on device capabilities, and routes to the appropriate format-specific service, thereby simplifying the architecture while maintaining broad support.
2Ease of operation
If discrete license generation services are implemented for different DRM formats, then ease of operation is improved through isolation, but device complexity increases due to multiple services
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a license decision service as an intermediary layer between the content delivery system and multiple DRM format-specific services. This mediator receives standardized license requests, determines the appropriate DRM format and service, and routes the request accordingly. This intermediary approach simplifies operation by providing a uniform interface while managing the complexity of multiple format-specific services behind the scenes.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for processing content access rights and/or entitlement rights are disclosed. A method, in one aspect, provides for receiving a selection of a content option, requesting access information associated with the selected content option, receiving access information comprising location information relating to a compatible format, requesting access rights from a first service associated with the location information, wherein the first service requests an access decision relating to the selected content option from a second service based upon the access rights, and receiving the access rights.