Library style media DRM APIs in a hosted architecture
Systems and methods are provided for digital rights management of licensed media content. Client library components and server library components provide digital rights management services. A client-side hosting application accesses client library functionality through invocation of client application programming interfaces (APIs). A server-side hosting application accesses server library functionality through invocation of server APIs. Licenses for specific media content can be requested and issued, and appropriately licensed media content can be played. Client and server library components can function essentially absent direct communication, such as that employing a transport layer. Communications between client and server library components can be carried by the hosting applications.
1. A method for digital rights management of licensed video media content, comprising:
issuing a digital rights management license request corresponding to first media content, responsive to a unique client certificate, the first media content comprising one or more elements of the video media;
receiving a first digital rights management license corresponding to the first media content, responsive to the digital rights management license request;
receiving one or more additional digital rights management licenses corresponding to second media content, responsive to the digital rights management license request;
deriving a content key from the first digital rights management license;
initiating play of one or more elements of the first media content;
playing one or more elements of the first media content, responsive to the content key;
wherein a client application on a video player is configured to issue the digital rights management license request, to receive the first digital rights management license, and to receive the additional digital rights management licenses; and
wherein a digital rights management client module providing the video media is configured to derive the content key.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing an online personalization update server;
wherein the online personalization update server provides the unique client certificate.
3. The method of claim 1 : wherein the specified operating system platform is an iOS platform, an Android platform, a PC platform, or a MAC platform.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
issuing one or more additional digital media rights license requests, responsive to the unique client certificate.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
providing an operator infrastructure comprising a server application; and,
providing a digital rights management server module;
wherein the server application is configured to invoke the digital rights management server module to provide the first digital rights management license and the additional digital rights management licenses;
wherein the digital rights management server module is configured to provide the first digital rights management license and the additional digital rights management licenses.
6. The method of claim 5 further comprising the steps of:
providing a license identification bundle, comprising a plurality of license identification information structures;
requesting a plurality of digital rights management licenses within the first transaction;
wherein the plurality of digital rights management licenses respectively correspond to the plurality of license identification information structures; and,
wherein the license identification bundle is provided prior to issuing the digital rights management license request.
7. The method of claim 5 further comprising the steps of:
providing a license identification bundle, comprising a plurality of license identification information structures, and subsequent to initiating play of one or more elements of the first media content;
requesting a plurality of digital rights management licenses within the first transaction;
wherein the plurality of digital rights management licenses respectively correspond to the plurality of license identification information structures; and,
wherein the digital rights management client module is configured to provide the license identification bundle.
8. The method of claim 5 further comprising the steps of:
providing a first transaction that comprises issuing the digital rights management license request;
processing a plurality of interactions;
completing the first transaction; and,
initiating play of one or more elements of the first media content;
wherein the plurality of interactions comprises interactions between the client application and the digital rights management client module, and, interactions between the digital rights management client module and the digital rights management server module.