System and method for identifying vendors of hidden content
First Claim
1. A method of identifying a location associated with a vendor of a media disk holding content, the method comprising:
- providing instructions for the media disk;
during an install of the media disk into a host according to the instructions, installing an identifier on the media disk, the identifier including a code associated with the vendor; and
after transmitting data to a server, reading the identifier to find a location associated with the vendor, the location being associated with the vendor of the media disk and independent of any vendors that are not associated with the media disk.
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Abstract
A system and method of identifying one or more vendors associated with a media disk includes providing instructions for the media disk, during a first install of the media disk into a host according to the instructions, installing an identifier on the media disk, the identifier including a code identifying the vendor from which the media disk originated, and after transmitting data to a server, reading the identifier to find a location associated with the vendor. An embodiment of a system and method of identifying a location via a media disk having at least a writeable portion and a non-rewriteable portion includes writing the location on the writeable portion, distributing one or more of the media disks to one or more entities, the location associating the media disks to the one or more entities, and if a return of the media disks occurs, altering the location according to predetermined conditions.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of identifying a location associated with a vendor of a media disk holding content, the method comprising:
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providing instructions for the media disk;
during an install of the media disk into a host according to the instructions, installing an identifier on the media disk, the identifier including a code associated with the vendor; and
after transmitting data to a server, reading the identifier to find a location associated with the vendor, the location being associated with the vendor of the media disk and independent of any vendors that are not associated with the media disk. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for identifying a location associated with a vendor of a media disk holding content, the system comprising:
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instructions for the media disk; and
a software installation component associated with the media disk, the software installation component instantiable during an install of the media disk into a host according to the instructions, the software installation component operable to install an identifier on the media disk, the identifier including a code associated with the vendor, the identifier associated with a location of the vendor to such that a connection between the host and a server is operable to open the location. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of identifying a location via a media disk, the media disk having at least a writeable portion and a non-rewriteable portion, the method comprising:
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writing the location on the writeable portion;
distributing one or more of the media disks to one or more entities, the location associating the media disks to the one or more entities; and
if a return of the media disks occurs, altering the location according to predetermined conditions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for identifying a location, the system comprising:
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a media disk having at least a writeable portion and a non-rewriteable portion, a media disk writing the location on the writeable portion;
distributing one or more of the media disks to one or more entities, the location associating the media disks to the one or more entities; and
if a return of the media disks occurs, altering the location according to predetermined conditions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:
- signal bearing media having programming adapted to;
instantiate during an install of the signal bearing media into a host according to instructions; and
install an identifier on the signal bearing media, the identifier including a code associated with a vendor of hidden content on the signal bearing media, the identifier associated with a location of the vendor to such that a connection between the host and a server is operable to open the location.
- signal bearing media having programming adapted to;
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