System and method for transferring digital content

摘要

A device is provided for use with a digital content provider and a content purchaser. The content provider can provide digital content and a first digital key, wherein the digital content has quantified digital rights associated therewith. The device includes a receiving portion, a security portion, a content database, an interface portion and a transmitting portion. The receiving portion can receive the digital content and the first digital key. The security portion can access the digital content with the first digital key. The content database can store the digital content. The interface portion can offer to the content purchaser the digital content and can enable the content purchaser to purchase the digital content in accordance with purchased quantified digital rights. The security portion can further encrypt the digital content with a digital key such that the content purchaser may use the purchased digital content.

主权项

1. A method of transferring encrypted digital content from a digital recording device the method comprising:
receiving, by a service provider computer system, an indication that a first recording device at a subscriber location is being replaced, the first recording device storing encrypted digital content and a digital key for decrypting at least part of the encrypted digital content; determining, by the service provider computer system, whether a second recording device replacing the first recording device is available to receive the encrypted digital content; responsive to determining that the second recording device is not available to receive the encrypted digital content, transmitting, by the service provider computer system to the first recording device, instructions to transmit the encrypted digital content to a storage device and transmit the digital key to the service provider computer system; storing, by the service provider computer system, the digital key received from the first recording device; and responsive to receiving an indication that the second recording device is available to receive the encrypted digital content, transmitting, by the service provider computer system to the second recording device, the stored digital key.