Patent ID: 8571994
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for use by a media server including a processor and a memory for allocating an entitlement to a digital media content, the method comprising: issuing, by the media server, the entitlement including a transferable authorization to access the digital media content, to a first person using a first device for accessing the media server over a network; storing in the memory an entitlement record identified with the first person, the entitlement record authorizing access to the digital media content by the first person; receiving, by the media server from the first person, a communication including data corresponding to the transferable authorization issued to the first person, wherein the data authorizes access to the digital media content requested by a second person using a second device for accessing the media server over the network, wherein the data corresponding to the transferable authorization neither includes a license key nor the digital media content; and updating the entitlement record in the memory of the media server to authorize access to the digital media content requested by the second person.