Method and system for controlling presentation of media on a media storage device
First Claim
1. A method for controlling presentation of content on a media storage device, said method comprising:
- verifying presence of a content presentation mechanism and a usage compliance mechanism on a computer system operated by a recipient to whom said media storage device is distributed, said usage compliance mechanism including a file system filter driver for controlling data reads associated with said content;
permitting said recipient to experience said content via said computer system provided said usage compliance mechanism is present on said computer system and said computer system is communicatively coupled with a network and wherein a server in said network authorizes said recipient to experience said content; and
presenting said content to said recipient via said content presentation mechanism, said content presentation mechanism communicatively coupled with said usage compliance mechanism, said content presentation mechanism enabled to present said content provided said content presentation mechanism is communicatively coupled with said server.
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Abstract
A method of controlling presentation of content on a media storage device is described. The method is comprised of verifying presence of a content presentation mechanism and a usage compliance mechanism on a computer system operated by a recipient to whom the media storage device is distributed. The usage compliance mechanism includes a file system filter driver for controlling data reads associated with the content. The present method further includes permitting the recipient to experience the content via the computer system provided the usage compliance mechanism is present on the computer system and the computer system is communicatively coupled with a network and wherein a server in the network authorizes the recipient to experience the content. The present method further includes presenting the content to the recipient via the content presentation mechanism. The content presentation mechanism is communicatively coupled with the usage compliance mechanism. The content presentation mechanism is enabled to present the content provided the content presentation mechanism is communicatively coupled with the server.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for controlling presentation of content on a media storage device, said method comprising:
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verifying presence of a content presentation mechanism and a usage compliance mechanism on a computer system operated by a recipient to whom said media storage device is distributed, said usage compliance mechanism including a file system filter driver for controlling data reads associated with said content;
permitting said recipient to experience said content via said computer system provided said usage compliance mechanism is present on said computer system and said computer system is communicatively coupled with a network and wherein a server in said network authorizes said recipient to experience said content; and
presenting said content to said recipient via said content presentation mechanism, said content presentation mechanism communicatively coupled with said usage compliance mechanism, said content presentation mechanism enabled to present said content provided said content presentation mechanism is communicatively coupled with said server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for controlling presentation of content on a media storage device comprising:
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a detecting means for detecting presence of a usage compliance mechanism operable on a computer system operated by a recipient to whom said media storage device is distributed, said detecting means also for detecting presence of a content presentation mechanism operable on said computer system, said usage compliance mechanism including a file system filter driver for controlling data reads associated with said content;
an authorizing means for authorizing said recipient to experience said content provided said usage compliance mechanism is installed on said computer system and said computer system is communicatively coupled with a network and wherein a server in said network issues authorization allowing said recipient to experience said content; and
a content presenting means for presenting said content to said recipient, said content presentation means communicatively coupled with said usage compliance mechanism, said content presenting means enabled to present said content to said recipient provided said content presentation means is communicatively coupled with said server. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable medium for storing computer implementable instructions, said instructions for causing a computer system to perform a method of controlling presentation of content on a media storage device, said method comprising:
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determining presence of a usage compliance mechanism and a content presentation mechanism on a computer system operated by a recipient to whom said media storage device is distributed, said usage compliance mechanism including a file system filter driver for controlling data reads associated with said content;
allowing said recipient to experience said content via said computer system provided said usage compliance mechanism is present on said computer system and said computer system is communicatively coupled with a network and wherein a server in said network authorizes said recipient to experience said content; and
presenting said content to said recipient via said content presentation mechanism, said content presentation mechanism communicatively coupled with said usage compliance mechanism, said content presentation mechanism enabled to present said content provided said content presentation mechanism is communicatively coupled with said server. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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