The PTO issues new patents on Tuesays. Both of today' Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Disney, the first patent addresses trust based digital rights management systems. Assigned to Sprint, the second patent addresses techniques for digital rights management based content access mediation.
8,863,303, "Trust based digital rights management systems," assigned to Disney.
Abstract
A system and method for allowing access to digitally protected content are disclosed. License metadata and credentials from multiple types of digital rights management systems may be used to grant access to content protected by a different type of digital rights management system. Hierarchical levels of access to the content may be granted based on at least one of license metadata and credentials.8,869,304, "Digital rights management based content access mediation," assigned to Sprint.
Abstract
Computer implemented methods and systems are provided for mediating access to content based on digital rights management. A request is received from a mobile device for a unit of content. A digital rights holder identity is identified for the mobile device by using a unique identifier for the mobile device. The unique identifier is an equipment identifier, an international mobile subscriber identity, a mobile subscriber identification number, or a mobile identification number. Whether the digital rights holder identity is associated with a right to receive the unit of content is determined. The unit of content is provided to the mobile device in response to a determination that the digital rights holder identity is associated with the right to receive the unit of content.
