MEDIA VALIDATION SYSTEM

• US 20100049716A1
• Filed: 10/29/2009
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DigiMedia Tech, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Rothschild Trust Holdings LLC (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Inventors: Rothschild, Leigh
• Granted Patent: US 8,069,164 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: N/A
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99932 Access augmentation or optimizing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99936 Pattern matching access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99938 Concurrency, e.g. lock management in shared database
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99944 Object-oriented database structure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A media validation system including a plurality of media storage devices which contain a quantity of content thereon, a user computer processor assembly structured to operatively access a select media storage device, a verification module, and a communicative link between the verification module and the user computer processor assembly. Each of the media storage devices includes a unique unit identifier, the verification module identifying the unique unit identifier of the select media storage device and receiving user information associated therewith. The verification module is also structured to apply a reward credit in association with only a first user whose user information is associated with the unique unit identifier for the select media storage device.

Claims

1. A media validation system comprising:

a plurality of media storage devices, each of said media storage device structured to contain a quantity of content thereon;

a user computer processor assembly, said user computer processor assembly structured to operatively access a select one of said media storage devices;

a verification module;

a communicative link between said verification module and said user computer processor assembly;

each of said media storage devices including a unique unit identifier;

said verification module structured to identify said unique unit identifier of said select media storage device;

said verification module further structured to receive user information associated with said select media storage device having said unique unit identifier;

said verification module structured to maintain said user information in association with said unique unit identifier for said select media storage device; and

said verification module also structured to apply a reward credit in association with only a first user whose user information is associated with said unique unit identifier for said select media storage device.

2. A media validation system as recited in claim 1 wherein said verification module is structured to remove said reward credit from said first user upon receiving user information associated with a subsequent user in connection with said unique unit identifier for said select media storage device.

3. A media validation system as recited in claim 1 further comprising supplemental content at least partially as said reward credit.

4. A media validation system as recited in claim 3 wherein said supplement content is at least partially inaccessible unless said select media storage device is validated.

5. A media validation system as recited in claim 4 wherein said verification module is structured to validate said select media storage device and provide access to said supplemental content upon receipt of said user information in association with said unique unit identifier for said select media storage device.

6. A media validation system as recited in claim 5 wherein said verification module is structured to validate said select media storage device only in connection with said first user.

7. A media validation system as recited in claim 6 wherein said verification module is structured to un-validate said select media storage device upon receipt of user information associated with a subsequent user in connection with said select media storage device.

8. A media validation system as recited in claim 6 wherein said select media device is structured to required validation each time access to said supplemental content is sought.

9. A media validation system as recited in claim 6 wherein said verification module is structured to validate said select media storage device in association with said user computer processor assembly such that subsequent access to said supplemental content utilizing said user computer processor assembly does not require re-validation.

10. A media validation system as recited in claim 3 wherein said supplemental content is maintained at least partially remote from said select media storage device.

11. A media validation system as recited in claim 10 wherein said verification module is structured to limit access to said supplemental content unless said select media storage device is validated.

12. A media validation system as recited in claim 11 wherein said verification module is structured to obtain said user information and said unique unit identifier for said select media storage device in order to validate said select media storage device.

13. A media validation system as recited in claim 12 wherein said verification module is structured to validate said select media storage device only in association with said first user.

14. A media validation system as recited in claim 13 wherein said verification module is structured to un-validate said select media storage device and thereby limit access to said supplemental content in association with said select media storage device upon receipt of user information for a subsequent user in association with said select media storage device.

15. A media validation system as recited in claim 13 wherein said verification module is structured to un-validate said select media storage device and thereby limit access to said supplemental content in association with said select media storage device upon a subsequent validation request associated with said select media storage device for a subsequent user.

16. A media validation system as recited in claim 1 wherein said verification module is structured to utilize said user information to accumulate reward credits for a particular user that is said first user for additional media storage devices.

17. A media validation system comprising:

a plurality of media storage devices, each of said media storage device structured to contain a quantity of content thereon and a unique unit identifier;

a user computer processor assembly, said user computer processor assembly structured to operatively access a select one of said media storage devices;

a verification module coupled by a communicative link to the user computer processor assembly, said verification module structured to identify said unique unit identifier of said select media storage device to validate said select media storage device;

said verification module further structured to receive user information associated with said select media storage device having said unique unit identifier and to maintain said user information in association with said unique unit identifier for said select media storage device; and

said verification module also structured to apply a reward credit in association with only a first user to validate said select media storage device.