Apparatus and methods for validating media
First Claim
1. A digital rights management apparatus, comprising:
- a computerized device; and
an application running on said computerized device and adapted to validate the authenticity of a first version of a digital media and in response to said validation, allow a user to obtain a second version of said digital media.
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Abstract
Digital rights management apparatus and methods for use in computer, networking and other applications. In one embodiment, the digital rights management apparatus comprises an application and associated platform that allows users to validate a first version of their digital media. Upon validating that the digital media is indeed legal and authentic, the user is then given the ability to obtain a second version of the digital media. In another embodiment, the second version of the digital media differs in format from the first version of the digital media. In yet another embodiment, the digital rights management apparatus application is operated on a computing device in a client-server relationship with a database server. Methods for utilizing the aforementioned apparatus are also disclosed.
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39 Claims
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1. A digital rights management apparatus, comprising:
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a computerized device; and
an application running on said computerized device and adapted to validate the authenticity of a first version of a digital media and in response to said validation, allow a user to obtain a second version of said digital media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of validating the authenticity of a digital media provided by a user, comprising:
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providing said digital media to an application, at least a portion of said application running on a computing device;
generating a first characterization of said digital media using said application;
evaluating said first characterization of said digital media in light of a second characterization in order to authenticate said digital media; and
providing one or more options to said user should said digital media be authenticated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A physical medium operable with a digital rights management system, comprising:
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digital content; and
at least a portion of a validation application, said validation application operable to authenticate said digital content, thereby permitting a user to retrieve a soft copy of said digital content upon authentication of said digital content. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of doing business, comprising providing, pursuant to a purchase or sales transaction, a physical medium operable with a digital rights management system, the medium comprising digital content;
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providing a coupon or stored value token for said purchase or sales transaction, said coupon or token allowing a purchase of said physical medium to utilize content authentication services over a network. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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- 38. A method of doing business, comprising generating revenue related at least in part to the distribution of copies of user'"'"'s previously purchased digital content without charging the user for downloading secondary versions of the user'"'"'s digital content.
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