APPLYING DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT TO MULTI-MEDIA FILE PLAYBACK
First Claim
1. A method for execution by one or more processing modules of one or more computing devices of a centralized digital video storage (DVS) system that supports a plurality of subscriber units, the method comprises:
- receiving a request for playback of a stored multi-media file of a plurality of stored multi-media files from a subscriber unit of the plurality of subscriber units, wherein the centralized DVS system stores the plurality of stored multi-media files as a plurality of dispersed storage error encoded data objects, wherein one of the plurality of dispersed storage error encoded data objects corresponding to the stored multi-media file includes a plurality of sets of encoded data slices, and wherein each of the plurality of subscriber units is assigned a unique slice retrieval pattern;
determining whether the stored multi-media file is a subscription based file or a publically available file;
when the stored multi-media file is the subscription based file, accessing digital rights management data regarding subscription based multi-media files to determine the subscriber unit'"'"'s digital rights to the stored multi-media file; and
when the subscriber unit'"'"'s digital rights include playback of the multi-media file, sending a unique copy of the stored multi-media file to the subscriber unit in accordance with the unique slice retrieval pattern of the subscriber unit, wherein the unique slice retrieval pattern of the subscriber unit indicates a unique pattern for identifying a decode threshold number of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices.
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Abstract
A method begins with a processing module of a centralized digital video storage (DVS) system that supports a plurality of subscriber units, receiving a request for playback of a stored multi-media file from a subscriber unit. The method continues with the processing module determining whether the stored multi-media file is a subscription based file or a publically available file. When the stored multi-media file is the subscription based file, the method continues with the processing module accessing digital rights management data regarding subscription based multi-media files to determine the subscriber unit'"'"'s digital rights to the stored multi-media file. When the subscriber unit'"'"'s digital rights include playback of the multi-media file, the method continues with the processing module sending a unique copy of the stored multi-media file to the subscriber unit in accordance with a unique slice retrieval pattern of the subscriber unit.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for execution by one or more processing modules of one or more computing devices of a centralized digital video storage (DVS) system that supports a plurality of subscriber units, the method comprises:
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receiving a request for playback of a stored multi-media file of a plurality of stored multi-media files from a subscriber unit of the plurality of subscriber units, wherein the centralized DVS system stores the plurality of stored multi-media files as a plurality of dispersed storage error encoded data objects, wherein one of the plurality of dispersed storage error encoded data objects corresponding to the stored multi-media file includes a plurality of sets of encoded data slices, and wherein each of the plurality of subscriber units is assigned a unique slice retrieval pattern; determining whether the stored multi-media file is a subscription based file or a publically available file; when the stored multi-media file is the subscription based file, accessing digital rights management data regarding subscription based multi-media files to determine the subscriber unit'"'"'s digital rights to the stored multi-media file; and when the subscriber unit'"'"'s digital rights include playback of the multi-media file, sending a unique copy of the stored multi-media file to the subscriber unit in accordance with the unique slice retrieval pattern of the subscriber unit, wherein the unique slice retrieval pattern of the subscriber unit indicates a unique pattern for identifying a decode threshold number of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable storage medium comprises:
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at least one memory section that stores operational instructions that, when executed by one or more processing modules of one or more computing devices of a centralized digital video storage (DVS) system that supports a plurality of subscriber units, causes the one or more computing devices to; receive a request for playback of a stored multi-media file of a plurality of stored multi-media files from a subscriber unit of the plurality of subscriber units, wherein the centralized DVS system stores the plurality of stored multi-media files as a plurality of dispersed storage error encoded data objects, wherein one of the plurality of dispersed storage error encoded data objects corresponding to the stored multi-media file includes a plurality of sets of encoded data slices, and wherein each of the plurality of subscriber units is assigned a unique slice retrieval pattern; determine whether the stored multi-media file is a subscription based file or a publically available file; when the stored multi-media file is the subscription based file, access digital rights management data regarding subscription based multi-media files to determine the subscriber unit'"'"'s digital rights to the stored multi-media file; and when the subscriber unit'"'"'s digital rights include playback of the multi-media file, send a unique copy of the stored multi-media file to the subscriber unit in accordance with the unique slice retrieval pattern of the subscriber unit, wherein the unique slice retrieval pattern of the subscriber unit indicates a unique pattern for identifying a decode threshold number of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing device of a centralized digital video storage (DVS) system that supports a plurality of subscriber units, wherein the computing device comprises:
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an interface; and a processing module operably coupled to the interface, wherein the processing module is operable to; receive, via the interface, a request for playback of a stored multi-media file of a plurality of stored multi-media files from a subscriber unit of the plurality of subscriber units, wherein the centralized DVS system stores the plurality of stored multi-media files as a plurality of dispersed storage error encoded data objects, wherein one of the plurality of dispersed storage error encoded data objects corresponding to the stored multi-media file includes a plurality of sets of encoded data slices, and wherein each of the plurality of subscriber units is assigned a unique slice retrieval pattern; determine whether the stored multi-media file is a subscription based file or a publically available file; when the stored multi-media file is the subscription based file, access digital rights management data regarding subscription based multi-media files to determine the subscriber unit'"'"'s digital rights to the stored multi-media file; and when the subscriber unit'"'"'s digital rights include playback of the multi-media file, send, via the interface, a unique copy of the stored multi-media file to the subscriber unit in accordance with the unique slice retrieval pattern of the subscriber unit, wherein the unique slice retrieval pattern of the subscriber unit indicates a unique pattern for identifying a decode threshold number of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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