METHOD, SYSTEM, LICENSE SERVER FOR PROVIDING LICENSE TO USER FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCESSING PROTECTED CONTENT ON USER DEVICE, AND SOFTWARE MODULE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for providing a license to a user for the purpose of accessing a protected content on a user device.

SOLUTION: The method comprises: transmitting user authentication data from the user device to a user account server; transmitting user identification data from the user account server to a license server if the user authentication data correspond to a valid user account on the user account server; checking in the license server, whether the user is entitled to the license; and transmitting the license from the license server to the user device if the user identification data are validated and if the user is deemed entitled to the license. A corresponding system, a license server and a software module are provided as well.

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