ARRIS Secure Media DRM APIs in Hosted Architecture

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for digital rights management of licensed media content. Client library components and server library components provide digital rights management services. A client-side hosting application accesses client library functionality through invocation of client application programming interfaces (APIs). A server-side hosting application accesses server library functionality through invocation of server APIs. Licenses for specific media content can be requested and issued, and appropriately licensed media content can be played. Client and server library components can function essentially absent direct communication, such as that employing a transport layer. Communications between client and server library components can be carried by the hosting applications.

主权项

1. A method for digital rights management of licensed media content, comprising the steps of:
providing a client application; providing a digital rights management client module; provisioning the digital rights management client module with a unique client certificate; storing the unique client certificate; issuing a digital rights management license request corresponding to first media content, responsive to the unique client certificate, the first media content comprising one or more elements, and, subsequent to a specific interaction between the client application and the digital rights management client module; receiving a first digital rights management license corresponding to the first media content, responsive to the digital rights management license request; receiving one or more additional digital rights management licenses corresponding to second media content, responsive to the digital rights management license request; deriving a content key from the first digital rights management license; initiating play of one or more elements of the first media content; playing one or more elements of the first media content, responsive to the content key; wherein the client application is configured to issue the digital rights management license request, to receive the first digital rights management license, and to receive the additional digital rights management licenses; and, wherein the digital rights management client module is configured to derive the content key.