Patent ID: 7730303

Claim:
A device (PDR) for resolving a content reference identifier (CRID), said device comprising: means (RESOLVER, RIGHTS EXTRACTOR) for identifying a content item using a resolution authority record (RAR) to obtain a locator identifying a location where the content item can be obtained, conditionally upon verifying a measure applied to at least one of (i) the CRID, (ii) the RAR and (iii) the locator to verify integrity and origin authentication of a respective CRID, RAR or locator; and means (RETRIEVER) for obtaining a specimen of the content item using the identified location only in response to the measure of integrity and origin authentication of the respective CRID, RAR or locator being verified, wherein the device further comprises: means (DRM) for managing digital rights associated with the content item, and wherein the means (RESOLVER, RIGHTS EXTRACTOR) for identifying the content item is configured for obtaining a digital right to access the content item together with the locator.