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Method for secure storage and delivery of media content

  • US 20070043667A1
  • Filed: 12/30/2005
  • Published: 02/22/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for distributing media titles by means of a non-volatile rewritable memory device, said device having a secure memory area and at least another memory area, said device comprising:

  • one or more content encryption key(s) stored in the secure memory area;

    content stored in a memory area of the device, said content including media titles that have been encrypted by means of the content encryption key(s), selected portions of the media titles and/or lower quality versions of such titles being accessible without restriction, said method comprising;

    receiving information regarding rights and/or rules;

    storing in the secure memory area of the device the rights and/or rules, said rights and/or rules permitting access to content encryption key(s) for decrypting selected encrypted media titles stored in the device when authentication information is received by the device; and

    supplying said selected portions of at least some of the media titles or lower quality versions of such titles to a host for rendering.

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