TW201030661A - Digital content delivery systems and methods, and related delivery machines - Google Patents

Abstract

Digital content delivery system and method are provided. The system includes a central management system and a delivery machine coupled to the central management system via a network. The delivery machine includes a storage unit including a plurality of DRM (Digital Rights Management) contents, a user interface, and a connection interface. The delivery machine receives a selection of at least one of the DRM contents via the user interface, and transmits order information corresponding to the selection of the selected DRM content to the central management system via the network. The central management system generates a rights object for the selected DRM content according to the order information, and transmits the rights object to the delivery machine. The delivery machine transmits the selected DRM content and the rights object to a storage device via the connection interface.

Description

201030661 VI. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a digital content delivery system and method, and more particularly to a method for delivering digital rights management content through a near end and downloading a rights object to a storage device through a remote end Systems and methods, and related delivery machines. [Prior Art] With the popularity of electronic devices such as computers or portable devices, digital data has become the main data recording type of these devices due to the convenience of digital data. At the same time, content providers are also working to develop applications for various styles of digital content. Currently, digital content can be delivered in two well-known ways. In the offline mode, digital content is stored on discs such as CD/VCD/DVD. The user can obtain digital content from a sales market, such as a music/movie store, and play digital content in any playback device at any time. Since the digital content has been pre-recorded on the disc, it is possible for the user to efficiently acquire and play digital content. However, since the music content/track on the disc is fixed, it is very inelastic to the user. In addition, because the management system of the sales market is very difficult and the related operating costs are very high, the business model of digital content in the offline mode has encountered bottlenecks. In the online mode, digital rights management content and/or rights objects can be downloaded to the memory of a playback device via the Internet or a mobile phone system. Once the digital rights management content and rights objects are delivered to the playback device, the playback device of the playback device will have digital rights management content

Patent ll/9034-A41950-TW/Draft-Final/ 4 201030661 The rights object is combined to create a right to broadcast the secret file, and the content file is attached to the playback device. t—The capacity of the slot case will be _ the device code of the electronic device is not met = the device code bundled in the content case. When the device of the electronic I is in charge of the device, the content device 1 is allowed to capture the device, and the content is forced to be bundled with the specific device. Since the user may wish to access the content in other devices,

The fair use rights of users with content will be strictly restricted. In addition, since content, such as movies, may be very large in size, limited by limited network bandwidth, downloading of content can be time consuming. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of this, the present (4) provides a time-sharing line and method, and its related delivery machine. A digital content delivery system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a central management system and a network-to-network delivery system for one of the central management systems. The delivery machine includes a plurality of digital rights elements, a user interface, and a connection interface. The requester receives the selection of at least one of the corresponding digital rights management contents through the interface, and transmits the selected order information corresponding to the selected digital rights management content through the network to the central management unit The selected digital rights management content is one of the rights objects and the rights object is delivered to the delivery machine. The delivery machine transmits the selected digital rights management content and the corresponding rights object to a storage device through the connection interface. A delivery machine in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage unit having a plurality of digital rights management valleys, a user interface, and a connection interface.

Patent 1 l/9034-A41950-TW/Draft-Finay 201030661 The delivery machine receives the selection of at least one of the corresponding digital rights management content through the user interface and transmits the selection of the selected digital rights management content through a network Order information to a central management system. The delivery machine receives, by the central management system, one of the rights of the corresponding selected digital rights management content generated by the subscription information' and transmits the selected digital rights management content and the corresponding rights object to a storage device via the connection interface. A digital content delivery method according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the selection of at least one of the corresponding plurality of rights management contents in the delivery machine is received through a user interface. Then, the order information corresponding to the selected digital rights management content is transmitted to a central management system through a network. Thereafter, the central management system receives one of the rights objects corresponding to the selected digital rights management content generated based on the order information. Thereafter, the selected digital rights management content and the corresponding rights object are transmitted to a storage device through a connection interface. In some embodiments, the delivery machine can read a unique identification code of the storage device through the connection interface and receive a password through the user interface.递送 The delivery machine can transmit a unique identification code and password to the central management system. The central management system can authenticate this storage device based on a unique identification number and password. The above method of the present invention can exist in a coded manner. When the code is loaded and executed by the machine, the machine becomes the means for practicing the invention. The above described objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the description of the appended claims. [Embodiment] Fig. 1 shows a digital content delivery system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Patent ll/9034-A41950-TW/Draft-Final/, 201030661 The digital content delivery system 1000 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a central management system 1100 and at least one delivery machine (120〇 and 1300). Each delivery machine can be connected to the central management system 1100 via a network 1400, such as the Internet, a wireless network, and a telecommunications network. Each delivery machine can be coupled to a storage device. For example, delivery machine 1200 can be coupled to storage device 1210 and delivery device 13 can be coupled to storage device 131. The storage device can be a flash memory device such as an SD (Secure Dlgltal ‘safe digital) card. In some embodiments, the storage device can have a unique identification code. It should be noted that in some embodiments, the storage device can include a semiconductor component such as a memory or a microprocessor. The unique identification code may be a hardware serial number generated for the semiconductor component at the time of production, or a virtual serial number established by the firmware/software to the semiconductor component. In addition, the storage device can also have a public area and a hidden area. The digital rights management content can be delivered to the public area of the storage device and a rights item can be delivered to the hidden area of the storage device. The details will be explained later. Moreover, in some embodiments, the digital rights management can be encrypted using an encryption/decryption algorithm, such as a symmetric or asymmetric encryption/decryption algorithm. In some embodiments, at least one key (not shown) may be included in the hidden area of the storage device for decrypting the digital rights management content in accordance with the encryption/decompression algorithm. Figure 2 shows a central management system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The central management system 2000 includes an account database 2100, a digital rights management content database 2200, a metering database 2300, and a processing unit 2400. The account database 21 is used to record the user's account information. The account information may include a user identification data, at least one storage device

Patent ll/9034-A41950-TW/Drafit-Final/ 201030661 Unique identification number, one password, and/or corresponding - Note that each user can purchase a payment in advance (prepaid). The digital rights management content is selected to deliver the time-paying prepaid amount, and when used, the content of the user's prepaid amount library 2100 will be described later based on the selected digital rights management content. =仃 deduction. Account Data Library 2200 includes a plurality of rights management content. = Rights management content content is subject to digital rights management: the capacity of the mother-digit rights management digital rights management can be based on different needs and: 2, 2 pay attention to the 'land, in some embodiments, digital rights management ~Changes. Similar to the decryption algorithm, such as symmetry or face-to-face ^ dense: dense / encrypted. The measurement database 23GG can record the difference between the two to carry out the delivery situation, such as the number of times and touch authorization within the central management system 2000 can also include - 诵邙 侍 庄 意 疋, H. Connect. Processing unit 2 = two and network ^ You use the method of digital content delivery from the Central Management System 2000, the relevant details will be Figure 3 shows a delivery machine in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Delivery device 3 includes a connection interface 31, a user interface 3200, a display unit 3300, a storage unit, and a processing unit 3500. The interface can be either a card reader or a universal serial sink slot, and the U is connected to the storage device. The user interface 32 can be used for the couch, the viewing and the selection of the delivery machine. At least - digital rights management content in _. Display unit 3 can be used to display a user interface 32 〇〇, with a preview of the selected digital rights management content. It is noted that in some embodiments, the display unit The 3300 can be a touch screen, and the user can directly input the related Patent 1 l/9034-A41950-TW/Draft-Final/ Ο 201030661 data storage unit 34 by using the touch screen and the user interface. Digital rights management content 3410. Notable β., ^, J疋' In some embodiments, the digital rights management content 341 is received by the central management system 2_ via the network 14 (8). In some embodiments In the central management system 2000, the digital rights management content in the digital rights management content database 2200 can be first stored in a portable record.

‘There is then carried to the delivery machine 3000 end. Thereafter, the portable memory device can be coupled to the delivery device through the connection interface 3100 to copy the digital rights management content in the portable memory device to the storage unit of the delivery device. Yes, in some embodiments, a 'protection mechanism' can be implemented on the storage unit 3400. In the protection mechanism, the disassembly storage unit 3400 requires an administrator password and/or a predetermined procedure. When the administrator password is not provided or the established procedure is not followed, the storage 3400 will be automatically formatted to delete the internal digital rights. Manage content. The processing unit 3500 performs a digital intra-valley delivery method on the delivery machine 300, as will be described later. Figure 4 shows a digital content delivery method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In step S4100, a storage device 4000 is coupled to the delivery machine 3000 through the connection interface 31A. As previously mentioned, the user can utilize the user interface 3200 to retrieve, browse, and select at least one of the rights management content 341 of the delivery machine. In step S42, the delivery device 3 receives an option of at least one digital rights management content through the user interface 3200, and corresponding purchase (pUrchase) information. The purchase information can include the authorization method for the corresponding digital rights management content. In step, the delivery machine 3000 generates and transmits an order information of the corresponding selected digital rights management content to the central management system 2 through the network 14

Patent ll/9034-A41950-TW/Draft-Final/ 〆, 9 201030661 ^ 2000 2000 (4) ~ Post-funding step 400 ’ Central Management System (4) 讯 产生 Generate one of the corresponding digital rights management rights 3_. Value, (4) Money delivery system. News Update 疋 Management system can be based on the order, L 枓 枓 纤. Delivery machine 3_接_right object

The meat collection & step S46GG' delivery machine 113 will select the digital rights management unit 47n, and the received rights item will be transferred to the storage rack 4000. In the step, the storage device 4000 stores the _object of the selected digital rights management content 盥 2 . In some embodiments, the selected digital rights management valley may be stored in the public area of the storage device 4000, and the rights object may be stored to the storage device. The storage area is replaced by the storage device. The play module in the device may have a digital rights management engine to perform digital rights management on the digital rights authority content in the storage device 4 according to the rights object, and play the digital rights management content. Figure 5 shows a digital content delivery method in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the authentication of the storage device and the associated payment procedures are discussed. A storage device 4000 is coupled to the delivery machine 3000 through the connection interface 3100 as in step S5010'. In step S5〇2〇, the delivery machine 3 reads a unique identification code of the storage device 4 through the connection interface 3100. Similarly, storage device 4000 can include a semiconductor component such as a memory or a microprocessor for the storage device. The unique identification code may be the hardware serial number generated for the semiconductor component at the time of production, or may be established by the firmware/software to the Patent H/9034-A41950-TW/Draft-Final/201030661 S5030, and the delivery machine 3000 is connected to the semiconductor. The virtual serial number of the component. Such as the step to receive - password. It is worth noting that the delivery machine 3 can display a message to prompt the user to enter the password. As measured in step s, the delivery machine 3 transfers the unique address and password of the storage device 4_ to the towel management system 2_. After receiving the unique identification code and password for storing the farm shed, the central management system 2000 authenticates the storage device 4 based on the received unique identification code and password, as in step S5〇5〇. In some embodiments, the central management system 2 determines whether the received password matches the password of the corresponding unique identifier received in the account database 2100. In step S5060, the central management system 2 transmits the authentication result to the delivery machine 3000. In some embodiments, when the received password does not match the password of the corresponding unique identifier received in the account database 21, the authentication result may be an error message. In some embodiments, when the received password matches the password of the corresponding unique identification code received in the account database 2100, the authentication result may include the remaining prepaid amount of the corresponding storage device. After the delivery machine 3 receives the authentication result, the delivery machine 3000 displays the authentication result as in step S5070. Similarly, the user can utilize the user interface 3200 to retrieve, preview, and select at least one of the rights management content 3410 in the delivery machine 3000. In step S5080, the delivery machine 3000 receives the selection of the corresponding at least one digital rights management content through the user interface 3200, and the corresponding purchase information. The purchase information may include the authorization method for the corresponding digital rights management content. In step S5090, the delivery machine 3000 generates and transmits the subscription information of the corresponding selected digital rights management content to the central management system 2000 via the network 1400, wherein the subscription information includes purchase information. Central management system

Patent ll/9034-A41950-TW/Draft-Fina!/ 201030661 2000 After receiving the order information by the delivery machine 3000, the central management system 2000 generates one of the rights objects corresponding to the selected digital rights management content based on the order information, as in step S5100. In step S5110, the central management system 2000 performs a payment management based on the order information. In some embodiments, the central management system 2000 can generate payment information regarding the subscription information and deduct the prepaid amount from the prepaid amount recorded in the account information of the corresponding storage device. Note that each digital rights management content can define its corresponding preset amount (expense) in advance according to different authorization methods.特定 The specific preset amount can be determined based on the order information, and the prepaid amount recorded in the account information corresponding to the storage device is deducted from the specific preset amount. In some embodiments, the central management system 2000 can generate payment information regarding this ordering information and transmit the payment information to the delivery machine 3000 via the network 1400. The delivery machine 3000 can display the payment information and accept the payment program corresponding to the payment information. In other words, the payment program can be completed on the delivery machine 3000. In some embodiments, the payment program can be completed using a payment receiving unit (not shown) via one of the delivery machines 3000 to receive a credit card or cash. It is worth noting that the payment management of this case is not limited to this. Similarly, in step S5120, the central management system 2 transmits the rights object back to the delivery machine 3000. Similarly, the central management system 2 can update the metering database 2300 according to the subscription. After the delivery machine 3 receives the rights object, in step S5130, the delivery machine 3 transmits the selected digital management content and the received rights object to the storage device 4 S5M0, and the storage device 4000 stores the selected digit. Within the rights management = with the corresponding rights object. Similarly, the selected digital rights management content = is stored in the public area of the storage device 4000, and the rights object 22

Patent H/9034-A41950-TW/Draft-Final/ 12 201030661 is stored in the hidden area of the storage device 4_. In some embodiments, the memory device in the electronic device may have a plurality of rights management (4) to perform digital rights according to the rights object for the content rights in the storage device 4_ Manage, and play digital rights management content. Through the digital content delivery line and method and related, the digital rights management content can be delivered to the storage device at the near end, and the rights object is downloaded to the storage device by the remote end, thereby improving the delivery efficiency to maintain the security of the digital rights management content. The method of the present invention, or a specific type or part thereof, may exist in the form of a type 1 code which may be included in a physical medium, such as a floppy disk 2 hard = or any other machine readable (eg computer: media) Or, not limited to, an external form of electric service product, wherein:) = stored code is loaded by a machine, such as a computer, and executed: the device of the present invention is tapped. The program can also be transmitted via some transmissions = 2 or or thin, fiber optic, or any transmission type, where a green:: machine, such as computer receiving, loading and executing, this machine changes:: Participating in the device of the invention. When the general purpose processing unit is implemented as a processing unit, the operation is similar to the application specific logic circuit: although the invention has been disclosed above in the preferred embodiment, while the invention is defined, any one skilled in the art, Do not leave the tree Ming = God and scope, when you can make some changes and refinements, so the scope of this fine is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application. X protection [Simple description]

Patent ll/9034-A41950-TW/Draft-Final/ 201030661 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a digital content delivery system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing a central management system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing a delivery machine in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a flow chart showing a digital content delivery method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a flow chart showing a digital content delivery method in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. [Main component symbol description] 1000~digital content delivery system; 1100~ central management system; 1200, 1300~ delivery machine; 1210, 1310~ storage device; 1400~ network; ❿ 2000~ central management system; 2100~ account database 2200~digit rights management content database; 2300~ metering database; 2400~ processing unit; 3000~ delivery machine; 3100~ connection interface; 3200~ user interface; - 3300~ display unit;

Patent ll/9034-A41950-TW/Drafl-Final/ 14 201030661 3400~ storage unit; 3410~digit rights management content; 3500~ processing unit; 4000~ storage device; S4100, S4200, ..., S4700~ steps; S5010, S5020 ,..., S5140~ steps. ❿

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Claims (1)

201030661 VII. Patent application scope: including: a network vehicle connected to the central management system L, a digital content delivery system, a central management system; and a delivery machine for communicating through the unified 'the delivery machine includes: a storage unit' including plural Digital rights management content-user interface; </ RTI> wherein the delivery device receives, by the user interface, a selection of at least one of the corresponding management contents, and subscribes to the central management system through one of the selections of the digital rights management content selected by the network. °, the central management system generates a rights item corresponding to the selected rights management content according to the order #, and transmits the _ object to the delivery (4), and the delivery machine through-the-job interface will select the The digital rights management content and the rights object are transmitted to a storage device. 1 Please ask for the scope of patents! In the digital content delivery system, the delivery device further reads a unique identification code of the storage device through the connection interface to receive a password through the user interface, that is, the unique identification code and the password are transmitted to the towel. The management secret, the towel management system of the towel is provided for the woven device according to the code-only code and the password. 3. The digital intra-valley delivery system described in item t (10) of the scope of the patent application, or in the wood item 1, wherein the digital rights management is performed on the plural content to obtain the digital rights management. _ 容, wherein the digital rights management content is sent to the delivery machine through the network (4) in the network or the patent ll/9034-A41950-TW/Draft-Final/ 16 201030661 and other digital rights management content storage The portable memory device is then copied to the delivery device through the connection interface. 4. The digital content delivery system of claim 1, wherein the delivery device further receives a purchase information through the user interface, wherein the purchase information includes one of a corresponding selected digital rights management content authorization mode, and the The order information includes the purchase information. 5. The digital content delivery system of claim 4, wherein the central management system further generates payment information about the subscription information, and deducting the payment information from a prepaid amount of the storage device. 6. The digital content delivery system of claim 4, wherein the central government system further generates payment information about the subscription information, and transmits the payment information to the delivery device through the network. And the delivery device receives a payment program corresponding to the payment information, wherein the payment program is completed by receiving a credit card or cash through a payment receiving unit of the delivery machine. a delivery machine comprising: a storage unit 'comprising a plurality of rights management content-user interface; and a connection interface, wherein 'the delivery machine receives at least the corresponding digital rights management content through the user interface Selecting one of the options, and transmitting information corresponding to the selected one of the selected digital rights management contents to a central management system, and receiving, by the central management system, the corresponding digital rights management content generated according to the order information One of the rights objects, and the selected digital rights management content and the rights object are transferred to a storage device through the connection interface, Patent H/9034-A41950-TW/Draft-Final/201030661. 8. The delivery device of claim 7, wherein the delivery device further reads a unique identification code of the storage device through the connection interface to receive a password through the user interface, and the unique identification code The password is transmitted to the central management system for authentication. 9. The delivery machine of claim 7, wherein the delivery device receives a purchase information through the user interface, wherein the purchase information includes an authorization method of one of the corresponding selected digital rights management contents, and the subscription Purchase information includes the purchase information. 10. The delivery machine of claim 9, wherein the delivery device further receives payment information about the subscription information by the central management system, and receives a payment program corresponding to the payment information, wherein the payment program This is done by receiving a credit card or cash through a payment receiving unit of the delivery machine. 11. A digital content delivery method for a delivery machine comprising the steps of: receiving, by a user interface, a selection of at least one of a plurality of rights management content in the delivery machine; transmitting the corresponding through a network Selecting one of the selections of the digital rights management contents to order information to a central management system; receiving, by the central management system, one of the rights objects corresponding to the selected digital rights management content generated according to the order information; and selecting the selected content through a connection interface The digital rights management content and the rights object are transmitted to a storage device. 12. The digital content delivery party Patent 11/9034-A41950-TW/Draft-Final/201030661 method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising the steps of: reading one of the storage devices through the connection interface to uniquely identify Receiving a password through the user interface; and transmitting the unique identification code and the password to the central management system, wherein the central management system authenticates the storage device according to the unique identification code and the password. 13. The digital content delivery method of claim 11, wherein the central management system further performs digital rights management on the plurality of content to obtain the digital rights management content, wherein the digital rights management content system The central management system is transmitted to the delivery device through the network, or the digital rights management content is stored to a portable memory device and then copied to the delivery device through the connection interface. 14. The digital content delivery method of claim 11, further comprising receiving a purchase information through the user interface, wherein the purchase information includes one of a corresponding selected digital rights management content authorization method, and the subscription information includes The purchase information. The digital content delivery method of claim 14, wherein the central management system further generates payment information about the subscription information, and deducts the payment information from a prepaid amount of the corresponding storage device. 16. The digital content delivery method of claim 14, further comprising the steps of: receiving, by the central management system, payment information relating to the subscription information; and receiving a payment program corresponding to the payment information, Patent Ll/9034-A41950-TW/Drafl-Final/ 19 201030661 wherein the payment procedure is completed by receiving a credit card or cash through a payment receiving unit of the delivery machine. Patent ll/9034-A41950-TW/Draft-Final/ 20