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System, method and article of manufacture for authorizing the use of electronic content utilizing a laser-centric medium

  • US 6,453,420 B1
  • Filed: 04/21/1999
  • Issued: 09/17/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for permitting selective access to multimedia data on a standalone electronic storage medium comprising the steps of:

  • (a) reading an identifier stored on the electronic storage medium by software on a device after inserting the electronic storage medium into the device wherein the identifier identifies a specific instance of the electronic storage medium;

    (b) transferring the identifier to a location of a separate database by software on the device;

    (c) verifying at the separate database that a matching identifier already exists in the separate database; and

    (d) precluding access to the data upon unsuccessful verification of the identifier.

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