Patent ID: 7870273

Claim:
A method for use by a system for digital rights management (“DRM”) of a plurality of user devices, the method comprising: receiving a user ID associated with a user for accessing the system through a first user device; receiving a first device ID request from the user for registration of the first user device; generating a first unique identification number for the first user device; generating a first unique identification object based on a first DRM protocol, wherein the first unique identification object is a first document that includes the first unique identification number; associating the user with the first user device, the first unique identification number and the first DRM protocol; receiving the user ID associated with the user for accessing the system through a second user device; receiving a second device ID request from the user for registration of the second user device; generating a second unique identification number for the second user device; generating a second unique identification object based on a second DRM protocol, wherein the second unique identification object is a second document that includes the second unique identification number, and wherein the first DRM protocol and the second DRM protocol are incompatible; and associating the user with the second user device, the second unique identification number and the second DRM protocol.