Patent ID: 7840491
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of extending a license of a content in a portable multimedia device using payment data, the license comprising data for controlling use of the content and the payment data comprising data for purchasing an extension of the license, the license and the payment data being stored in the portable multimedia device, the method comprising: receiving, by the portable multimedia device, an instruction to extend the license; analyzing, by the portable multimedia device, the received instruction for how the license is to be extended; updating, by the portable multimedia device, the data for controlling use of the content and the payment data regarding payment for the extension of the license based on the analysis of the received instruction so as to extend the license; and synchronizing, by the portable multimedia device, the updated data for controlling use of the content and the payment data with another data for controlling use of the content and the payment data stored in a data managing apparatus that manages the license and the payment data.