Systems and methods for accessing digital content using electronic tickets and ticket tokens
US8918908B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/2387
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for accessing digital content using electronic tickets and ticket tokens in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a user device includes a processor, a network interface, and memory configured to store an electronic ticket, and a ticket token, and the processor is configured by an application to send a request for digital content, receive a ticket token from a merchant server, wherein the ticket token is generated by a DRM server and associated with an electronic ticket that enables playback of the requested digital content, send the ticket token to a DRM server, receive an electronic ticket that enables playback of requested digital content, request the digital content associated with the electronic ticket, and play back the requested digital content using the electronic ticket.
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