DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT CONVERSION METHOD AND APPARATUS

摘要

A digital rights management (DRM) conversion method and apparatus are provided. The DRM conversion method includes: (a) obtaining a first content key for the first content and a second content key for the second content through reciprocal authentication between a DRM conversion apparatus and a DRM conversion server, the DRM conversion apparatus converting the first content into the second content; and (b) converting the first content into the second content wherein the DRM conversion apparatus is disconnected from the DRM conversion server. Accordingly, it is possible to transmit content between devices using different DRM systems even offline with the use of a conversion manager (CM) that performs authentication and DRM conversion operations.