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Method and apparatus for portably binding license rights to content stored on optical media

US11086971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 2019
Grant dateAug 10, 2021
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2463/101
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a method to playback content in a ROM having a ROM ID. The method includes copying the content from the ROM to a RAM having a RAM ID, copying the ROM ID to a memory accessible to a RAM controller, transmitting a license request from the RAM controller to a license server, the license request comprising a RAM controller ID, the ROM ID and a request for a content license to play back the content from the RAM; receiving the content license including a right for the playback of the content from the RAM, and a content key, decrypting the content license by the RAM controller, according to the RAM controller secret associated with the RAM controller ID, to recover and provide the content key to a playback module, decrypting the content using the content key to generate a decrypted content, and playing back the decrypted content.

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