Patent ID: 8869304

Claim:
A computer implemented method for mediating access to content based on digital rights management, comprising: receiving, at a server, a unit of content from a distribution repository, wherein a time for receiving the unit of content from the distribution repository is based on a communication load; storing the unit of content on the server; receiving a request from a mobile device for the unit of content; identifying a digital rights holder identity for the mobile device by using a unique identifier for the mobile device, wherein the unique identifier is at least one of an equipment identifier that is a cellular radio unique identifier for the mobile device, an international mobile subscriber identity, a mobile subscriber identification number, and a mobile identification number; determining whether the digital rights holder identity is associated with a right to receive the unit of content; providing, from the server, the unit of content to the mobile device in response to a determination that the digital rights holder identity is associated with the right to receive the unit of content.