Apparatus and method for controlling digital rights object in portable terminal

摘要

An apparatus and method for controlling a rights object in Digital Rights Management in a portable terminal are provided. In the method, a first time zone information of network is detected when the rights object for content is provided. A second time zone information of network is detected when the content is used. An absolute time difference between the time zone informations is computed when the first time zone information is not equal to the second time zone information. As such, use authority for the content is managed by controlling the rights object according to the absolute time difference.

主权项

1. A method for controlling a rights object in a Digital Rights Management (DRM) in a portable terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
detecting first time zone information of a network in which the portable terminal is located at a time that the rights object for content is provided, at a time zone detection unit of the portable terminal; detecting second time zone information of a network in which the portable terminal is located at a time that the content is used, at the time zone detection unit of the portable terminal; detecting an absolute time difference between the first time zone information and the second time zone information when the first time zone information is not equal to the second time zone information, at a rights object control unit of the portable terminal; and controlling a use time of the rights object for the content according to the absolute time difference, at the rights object control unit of the portable terminal, wherein the first time zone information and the second time zone information are detected using MNC (Mobile Network Code)/MCC (Mobile Country Code) information.