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Granted Patent B2
US 10,897,640 · App. 16/796,886 · Granted Jan 19, 2021

Transport and acquisition of DRM-related information

Inventors: Mark Eyer (Woodinville, WA); Tatsuya Igarashi (Tokyo, JP); Brant Candelore (San Diego, CA); Paul Hearty (Poway, CA)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
H04N21/2541H04N21/4345H04N21/4627H04N21/64322
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Patent No.
US 10,897,640
App. No.
16/796,886
Granted
Jan 19, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reception apparatus includes receiver and processing circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive a broadcast stream including a service list table (SLT) and a digital rights management (DRM) data service. The SLT includes service information for the DRM data service. The processing circuitry is configured to extract the service information for the DRM data service from the SLT included in the received broadcast stream. The service information for the DRM data service includes a DRM system identifier. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire DRM information from the DRM data service based on whether a condition regarding the reception apparatus or a user of the reception apparatus is satisfied.

Claims (46)

1. A reception apparatus, comprising:

receiver circuitry configured to receive a broadcast stream including a service list table (SLT) and a digital rights management (DRM) data service, the SLT including service information for the DRM data service; and

processing circuitry configured to

extract the service information for the DRM data service from the SLT included in the received broadcast stream, the service information for the DRM data service including a DRM system identifier, and

acquire DRM information from the DRM data service based on whether a condition regarding the reception apparatus or a user of the reception apparatus is satisfied.

2. The reception apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the condition is that the user fills out a questionnaire.

3. The reception apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the condition is an agreement to share history information.

4. The reception apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the condition is an agreement to share demographic information.

5. The reception apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the condition is payment to a provider of a content delivered by the broadcast stream.

6. The reception apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing circuitry is configured to acquire the DRM information from the DRM data service when the DRM system identifier included in the service information, extracted from the SLT, for the DRM data service is determined to correspond to a DRM system that is supported by the reception apparatus.

7. A television, comprising:

a display; and

the reception apparatus according to claim 1 .

8. A method of a reception apparatus for acquiring digital rights management (DRM) information, comprising:

receiving a broadcast stream including a service list table (SLT) and a digital rights management (DRM) data service, the SLT including service information for the DRM data service;

extracting, by processing circuitry of the reception apparatus, the service information for the DRM data service from the SLT included in the received broadcast stream, the service information for the DRM data service including a DRM system identifier; and

acquiring, by the processing circuitry, the DRM information from the DRM data service based on whether a condition regarding the reception apparatus or a user of the reception apparatus is satisfied.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein

the condition is that the user fills out a questionnaire.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein

the condition is an agreement to share history information.

11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein

the condition is an agreement to share demographic information.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein

the condition is payment to a provider of a content delivered by the broadcast stream.

13. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

acquiring the DRM information from the DRM data service when the DRM system identifier included in the service information, extracted from the SLT, for the DRM data service is determined to correspond to a DRM system that is supported by the reception apparatus.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method of a reception apparatus for acquiring digital rights management (DRM) information, the method comprising:

receiving a broadcast stream including a service list table (SLT) and a digital rights management (DRM) data service, the SLT including service information for the DRM data service;

extracting the service information for the DRM data service from the SLT included in the received broadcast stream, the service information for the DRM data service including a DRM system identifier; and

acquiring the DRM information from the DRM data service based on whether a condition regarding the reception apparatus or a user of the reception apparatus is satisfied.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14 , wherein

the condition is that the user fills out a questionnaire.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14 , wherein

the condition is an agreement to share history information.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14 , wherein

the condition is an agreement to share demographic information.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14 , wherein

the condition is payment to a provider of a content delivered by the broadcast stream.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14 , the method further comprising:

acquiring the DRM information from the DRM data service when the DRM system identifier included in the service information, extracted from the SLT, for the DRM data service is determined to correspond to a DRM system that is supported by the reception apparatus.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2021
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 055649/0604 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16250582 · Jan 17, 2019
Continuation 15680068 · Aug 17, 2017
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