Method and system to secure content for distribution via a network
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1. A method of securing content for distribution via a network, the method including:
- associating a user device authentication process with the content; and
associating a copy-protected device authentication process with the content, wherein the user device authentication process and the copy-protected device authentication process comprise separate authentication processes to protect the content from unauthorized access.
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Abstract
A method and system to secure content for distribution via a communications network commences when a user device authentication process is associated with content from a content provider. A copy-protected device authentication process is associated with the content. The user device authentication process and the copy-protected device authentication process are separate authentication processes to protect the content from unauthorized access.
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40 Claims
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1. A method of securing content for distribution via a network, the method including:
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associating a user device authentication process with the content; and
associating a copy-protected device authentication process with the content, wherein the user device authentication process and the copy-protected device authentication process comprise separate authentication processes to protect the content from unauthorized access. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system to secure content for distribution via a network, the system including:
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a user device;
a copy-protected device; and
a content distributor, coupled via the network to both the user arid copy-protected devices, to perform a user device authentication process arid a copy-protected device authentication process with respect to the content, wherein the user device authentication process and the copy-protected device authentication process comprise separate authentication processes to protect the content from unauthorized access. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system to secure content for distribution via a network, the system including:
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a user device;
a copy-protected device; and
a content distributor means, coupled via the network to both the user and copy-protected devices, to perform a user device authentication process and a copy-protected device authentication process with respect to the content, wherein the user device authentication process and the copy-protected device authentication process comprise separate authentication processes to protect the content from unauthorized access.
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40. A machine readable medium storing a sequence of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method of securing content for distribution via a network, the method including:
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associating a user device authentication process with the content; and
associating a copy-protected device authentication process with the content, wherein the user device authentication process and the copy-protected device authentication process comprise separate authentication processes to protect the content from unauthorized access.
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