Universal multimedia optic disc player and its application for revocable copy protection
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1. A universal optical disc player, comprising:
- a disc drive with associated drive controller;
a processor coupled to said drive controller;
signal processing circuitry coupled to said processor and having an output port for coupling to a media presentation device;
a memory coupled to said processor having a data structure defined therein;
said data structure comprising an operating system having an associated virtual machine that provides an environment to host an auto-run playback program obtained from an optical disc placed in said disc drive;
said operating system and said auto-run playback program collectively provide control instructions to said processor to cause said processor to access media content from said optical disc and supply said media content to said signal processing circuitry for output to said media presentation device.
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Abstract
The media player employs an operating system that supports a virtual machine into which auto-run playback programs may be loaded and run. The auto run playback program is stored on the media containing the program content, such as on an optical disc medium. When the medium is inserted in the player, the auto run playback program automatically launches and is thereafter used to access playback the media content. Support for legacy media is provided to allow the player to playback compact discs and DVD discs that were manufactured without the auto run playback program
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14 Claims
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1. A universal optical disc player, comprising:
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a disc drive with associated drive controller;
a processor coupled to said drive controller;
signal processing circuitry coupled to said processor and having an output port for coupling to a media presentation device;
a memory coupled to said processor having a data structure defined therein;
said data structure comprising an operating system having an associated virtual machine that provides an environment to host an auto-run playback program obtained from an optical disc placed in said disc drive;
said operating system and said auto-run playback program collectively provide control instructions to said processor to cause said processor to access media content from said optical disc and supply said media content to said signal processing circuitry for output to said media presentation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of distributing media content, comprising:
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placing an auto-run playback program on a machine-readable vehicle that also embodies said media content;
supplying said machine-readable vehicle to a playback system;
loading said auto-run playback program into said playback system in response to said supplying step; and
using said loaded auto-run playback program to access and supply said media content through a media presentation device coupled to said playback system. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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