Method and apparatus for automatic ID management
First Claim
1. A process to allow a legitimate consumer access to protected content while controlling piracy on a system, said process comprising:
- determining an ID associated with new content accessed on the system; and
reviewing rendering rules before allowing access to the new content, wherein the rendering rules include allowing access to the new content only if;
i) the new content'"'"'s ID is an ID associated with previously accessed content, or ii) a total number of content items accessed on the system within a time period is less than N, where N is an integer.
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Abstract
To stop illegal digital content distribution, IDs will be included in the content. However, current ideas of how to use the IDs are unacceptable. The automatic ID management process and apparatus increases the ease of access to protected content for the consumer, with desired content protection and minimal implementation costs. The process includes tracking the IDs of the previously accessed content of a rendering device, reviewing rules contained within the new content and rendering device, and restricting access if the new content does not meet the rules. For example, devices may be limited to accessing content with N different IDs over a specific time period, where the time period is influenced by the number of times content with a specific ID is accessed. The apparatus includes a logic processor and memory that implements the automatic ID management process.
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23 Claims
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1. A process to allow a legitimate consumer access to protected content while controlling piracy on a system, said process comprising:
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determining an ID associated with new content accessed on the system; and
reviewing rendering rules before allowing access to the new content, wherein the rendering rules include allowing access to the new content only if;
i) the new content'"'"'s ID is an ID associated with previously accessed content, or ii) a total number of content items accessed on the system within a time period is less than N, where N is an integer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus including:
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a logic processor; and
memory, wherein said memory includes instructions stored thereon for execution by said logic processor, said instructions controlling the apparatus to review rules associated with new audio or video content, and to control rendering of the new audio or video content based at least in part on past rendering of other audio or video content rendered by said apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device comprising:
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electronic processing circuitry;
a communication bus; and
memory, wherein said memory comprises instructions stored thereon, said instructions controlling access to new content according to usage rules, wherein the new content includes an ID associated therewith, and wherein the usage rules allow access to the new content based on past usage of content by the device, wherein factors of past usage comprise;
i) whether the new content'"'"'s ID is an ID associated with previously accessed content, and ii) whether a total number of content items accessed on the device within a set time period is less than N, where N is an integer. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method to control rendering of audio or video content by an apparatus, said method comprising:
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receiving first audio or video content for rendering by an apparatus;
determining previous renderings of other audio or video content; and
controlling rendering of the first audio or video content by the apparatus based at least in part on the previous renderings of the other audio or video content. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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