Techniques for distributing and monitoring content
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1. A system, including:
- content media; and
an authentication service;
wherein the content media includes an identifier separated from content residing on the media that uniquely identifies the content and the content media, and wherein the identifier is acquired when the content media is interfaced to a machine and supplied to the authentication service, the authentication service is to authenticate the identifier and supply an access key to the machine for playing the content.
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Abstract
Techniques for distributing and monitoring content are provided. Identifiers are separated from content embedded on content media. When content media is interfaced to a machine, the associated identifier is acquired. The identifier is submitted to an authentication service for authentication. If successful authentication occurs, an access key is supplied to the machine and the action requested on the machine is taken with respect to the content.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, including:
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content media; and
an authentication service;
wherein the content media includes an identifier separated from content residing on the media that uniquely identifies the content and the content media, and wherein the identifier is acquired when the content media is interfaced to a machine and supplied to the authentication service, the authentication service is to authenticate the identifier and supply an access key to the machine for playing the content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A machine accessible medium having instructions thereon, the instructions when accessed by a machine perform the method of, including:
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acquiring an identifier from content media;
communicating the identifier to an authentication service; and
requesting an access key from the authentication service. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, including:
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receiving a content identifier from a requestor that desires to play content embedded on content media, wherein the content identifier is embedded or affixed to the content media and is separate from the content residing on the media;
attempting to authenticate the content identifier in response to a policy associated with the content; and
communicating an access key to the requestor if the content identifier is authenticated successfully, otherwise communicating a denial notification to the requestor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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