Controlling interaction of deliverable electronic media
First Claim
1. A method of controlling interaction of deliverable electronic media comprising:
- detecting a media player application operable with a computer system, said media player application for enabling said computer system to present contents of a media file;
governing within said media player application a function that enables non-compliance with a usage restriction applicable to said media file; and
controlling the output of said media file, said controlling by a compliance mechanism coupled to said computer system, said compliance mechanism for enabling compliance with said usage restriction applicable to said media file.
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Abstract
A method of restricting client interaction of deliverable electronic media. In one embodiment, the method is comprised of detecting a media player application operable within a computer system. The media player application enables the computer system to present contents of a media file. The present method is further comprised of governing within said media player application a function that enables non-compliance with a usage restriction applicable to the media file. The present method is further comprised of controlling output of the media file. The controlling is performed by a compliance mechanism coupled to the computer system. The compliance mechanism is for enabling compliance with the usage restriction applicable to the media file.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of controlling interaction of deliverable electronic media comprising:
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detecting a media player application operable with a computer system, said media player application for enabling said computer system to present contents of a media file;
governing within said media player application a function that enables non-compliance with a usage restriction applicable to said media file; and
controlling the output of said media file, said controlling by a compliance mechanism coupled to said computer system, said compliance mechanism for enabling compliance with said usage restriction applicable to said media file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable medium for storing computer implementable instructions, said instructions for causing a compliance mechanism to perform a method of controlling interaction of a media file, said method comprising:
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discovering a media player application operable within a client computer system, said media player application for presenting contents of a media file deliverable to said client computer system;
regulating a function of said media player application that does not comply with usage restrictions applicable to said media file; and
controlling output of said media file, wherein said compliance mechanism coupled to said client computer system performs said controlling and is for enabling compliance with said usage restriction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for media file usage restriction compliance comprising:
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means for detecting a media player application operable on a client computer system and for presenting contents of a media file;
means for governing a function of said media player application that does not comply with a usage restriction applicable to a media file; and
means for controlling output of said media file, and wherein a compliance mechanism coupled to said client computer system performs said controlling and is for enabling compliance with said usage restriction applicable to said media file. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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