Methods, data structures, and systems for authenticating media stream recipients
First Claim
1. A method to authenticate a media stream recipient, comprising:
- automatically receiving an authentication request from a media player when a recipient attempts to use the media player to play a media stream, and wherein the media player is part of the media stream;
verifying that the recipient is authorized to play the media stream; and
sending an authentication token to the media player, if the recipient is authorized.
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Abstract
Methods, data structures, and systems authenticate recipients of media streams. A media stream includes a self-installing and self-executing media player and media content. The media player communicates with an authentication service after it self-installs and self-executes. The media player provides authenticating information about a media stream recipient. The authentication service uses the information for authenticating the recipient for access to the media content. The authentication service provides an authentication token for an authorized recipient. Once a valid authentication token is received by the media player, the media player plays the media content for the authorized recipient.
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20 Claims
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1. A method to authenticate a media stream recipient, comprising:
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automatically receiving an authentication request from a media player when a recipient attempts to use the media player to play a media stream, and wherein the media player is part of the media stream;
verifying that the recipient is authorized to play the media stream; and
sending an authentication token to the media player, if the recipient is authorized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A media stream structure residing on a computer readable medium, comprising:
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media player logic;
media content; and
media recipient authentication logic included with the media player logic;
wherein when the media stream data structure is received by a computing device, the media player logic automatically installs itself on the computing device and executes the media recipient authentication logic before playing the media content, and wherein the media recipient authentication logic sends an authentication request to an authentication service along with the identity of a recipient of the media content. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A media content authentication system, comprising:
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a distribution service for distributing media streams, wherein each media stream includes media content and a self-installing media player; and
an authentication service that subsequently communicates with each media player in order to authenticate access to recipients that attempts to play the media content. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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