Method and apparatus for providing DRM service

摘要

Methods and apparatus are provided for providing a DRM service by a user terminal apparatus consuming DRM content in a service environment that provides the DRM content using a plurality of incompatible DRM systems. A license corresponding to the DRM content is acquired from a service providing apparatus that provides the DRM content. It is determined whether the license is a common license having a common DRM interface format. The common DRM interface format of the common license is converted to a format of a first DRM system installed in the user terminal apparatus, when the license is the common license. The license having the format of the first DRM system is applied in reproducing the DRM content. The common license is provided from the service providing apparatus to the user terminal apparatus through a common DRM interface when the service providing apparatus does not support the first DRM system.

主权项

1. A user terminal apparatus for consuming Digital Rights Management (DRM) content and providing a DRM service, the user terminal apparatus comprising:
a transceiver for receiving a license corresponding to the DRM content from a service providing apparatus; and a processor for: transmitting a report message to the service providing apparatus, the report message including an identifier of the user terminal apparatus and information on a type of a first DRM system installed in the user terminal apparatus; determining whether the received license is a common license having a common format for supporting DRM content which is not supported at the service providing apparatus; converting the common format of the common license to a format of the first DRM system and transferring the converted license to a DRM agent of the user terminal apparatus, based on determining that the received license is the common license; and transferring the received license to the DRM agent based on determining that the received license is not the common license.