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Method and system for controlling presentation of media on a media storage device

  • US 20040186993A1
  • Filed: 05/05/2003
  • Published: 09/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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