Patent ID: 8402551

Claim:
A method for setting digital rights in a terminal, the method comprising: receiving a request from a user to access first content comprising a first set of attributes; determining whether second content is stored in the terminal, wherein the second content is the same as the first content and comprises a second set of attributes; and modifying the second set of attributes to include the first set of attributes when it is determined that the second content is stored in the terminal, wherein: the first set of attributes comprises digital rights for the first content and a Digital Rights Management (DRM) method comprising at least a combined delivery method, a separate delivery method, or a forward-lock method; the forward-lock method does not comprise any limitation on a right to use the first content and does not allow transmission of the first content; the separate delivery method comprises a limited right to use the first content and does not allow transmission of the first content; the combined delivery method comprises the limited right to use the first content and allows limited transmission of the first content; the second set of attributes comprises digital rights for the second content; and modifying the second set of attributes comprises adding content playback counters of the first and second sets of attributes when the DRM method comprises the combined delivery method.