Remote backup and restore technique
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1. A method for remote data backup and restoration, the method comprising:
- creating a signature tag that is associated with a track stored in a memory of a digital entertainment unit;
transmitting the signature tag to a repair facility; and
authenticating the track based upon the signature tag.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for remote data backup and restoration includes creating a signature tag that is associated with a track stored in a memory of a digital entertainment unit, transmitting the signature tag to a repair facility, and authenticating the track based upon the signature tag.
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1. A method for remote data backup and restoration, the method comprising:
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creating a signature tag that is associated with a track stored in a memory of a digital entertainment unit;
transmitting the signature tag to a repair facility; and
authenticating the track based upon the signature tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for remote data backup and restoration, the apparatus comprising:
a digital entertainment unit configured to create a signature tag that is associated with a track stored in the digital entertainment unit, and to transmit the signature tag to a repair facility. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus for remote data backup and restoration comprising:
means for creating a signature tag that is associated with a track stored in a memory, and for transmitting the signature tag to a repair facility.
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34. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions to;
create a signature tag that is associated with a track stored in a memory of a digital entertainment unit; and
transmit the signature tag to a repair facility.
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35. A method for remote data backup and restoration, the method comprising:
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creating a signature tag for a track that is loaded by a customer into a memory of a digital entertainment unit (DEU);
transmitting the signature tag to a repair facility and storing the signature tag into an account folder that is associated with the customer;
sending the DEU that has failed to the repair facility;
repairing the DEU, and determining the tracks legally obtained by the customer by examining the signature tags in the customer account folder;
loading the tracks into the memory of the DEU; and
returning the DEU to the customer.
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36. A method for authenticating media content, the method comprising:
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receiving a signature tag that is associated with a track stored in a memory of a digital entertainment unit; and
authenticating the track based upon the signature tag. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An apparatus for authenticating media content, the apparatus comprising:
a server configured to receive a signature tag that is associated with a track stored in a memory of a digital entertainment unit, and to permit authentication of the track based upon the signature tag. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for remote data backup and restoration, the method comprising:
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creating a signature tag that is associated with a track stored in a memory of a digital entertainment unit; and
transmitting the signature tag to a destination for storage. - View Dependent Claims (49)
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