Method and system for providing a secure multimedia presentation
First Claim
1. A method for providing a multimedia presentation to a computer user or to users of devices with a central processing unit equipped with an output display and audio device, comprising:
- receiving from a server or other transmission devices or by radio and other frequencies in known broadcast and telecommunication spectrums, an encrypted multimedia presentation data file, the multimedia presentation data file which includes and contains or may contain elements of encrypted video component data and files, encrypted audio component data and files, encrypted text component data and files, encrypted hyperlinks and HTML component data and files, encrypted still raster image or graphic component data and files, encrypted motion or still vector image or graphic component data and files, and encrypted synchronization data;
displaying a graphical user interface comprising at least first and second display areas for display of decrypted multimedia component data or files and user display controls to interactively display a decrypted multimedia presentation; and
concurrently displaying, in the first and second display areas, decrypted multimedia presentation component data or files respectively associated with the first and second display areas, in accordance with user commands entered through the user display controls and further in accordance with the decrypted synchronization data.
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Abstract
The invention comprises a secure method and apparatus for the distribution, processing, decryption, and display of combinations of encrypted audio, video, raster graphic still images, vector graphic images, HTML, hyperlinks, textual information, synchronization information, and password and date expiration data combined and encrypted in singular multimedia presentation transmission and distribution files, all of which are represented by binary data files. The invention may be adapted for use with any of the various audio, video, raster graphic still images, vector graphic images, and text data formats and files that represent such information. A specific embodiment of the invention adapted for use on a personal computer and such CPU equipped devices is presented.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for providing a multimedia presentation to a computer user or to users of devices with a central processing unit equipped with an output display and audio device, comprising:
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receiving from a server or other transmission devices or by radio and other frequencies in known broadcast and telecommunication spectrums, an encrypted multimedia presentation data file, the multimedia presentation data file which includes and contains or may contain elements of encrypted video component data and files, encrypted audio component data and files, encrypted text component data and files, encrypted hyperlinks and HTML component data and files, encrypted still raster image or graphic component data and files, encrypted motion or still vector image or graphic component data and files, and encrypted synchronization data; displaying a graphical user interface comprising at least first and second display areas for display of decrypted multimedia component data or files and user display controls to interactively display a decrypted multimedia presentation; and concurrently displaying, in the first and second display areas, decrypted multimedia presentation component data or files respectively associated with the first and second display areas, in accordance with user commands entered through the user display controls and further in accordance with the decrypted synchronization data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for providing a multimedia presentation to a computer user or to users of devices with a central processing unit with an output display and audio capabilities, comprising:
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means for receiving from a server or other transmission devices or by radio frequency and other frequencies in known broadcast and telecommunication spectrums, an encrypted multimedia presentation data file, the multimedia presentation data file which includes and contains or may contain elements of encrypted video component data and files, encrypted audio component data and files, encrypted text component data and files, encrypted hyperlinks and HTML component data and files, encrypted still raster image or graphic component data and files, encrypted motion or still vector image or graphic component data and files, and encrypted synchronization data; means for displaying a graphical user interface comprising at least first and second display areas and user display controls; and means for concurrently displaying, in the first and second display areas, decrypted multimedia presentation components and data or files respectively associated with the first and second display areas, in accordance with user commands entered through the user display controls and further in accordance with the decrypted synchronization data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable storage medium having stored therein machine readable data representing control programming for controlling performance of a system for providing a secure interactive multimedia presentation, the system providing the functions of:
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receiving from a server or other transmission devices or by radio frequency and other frequencies in known broadcast and telecommunication spectrums, an encrypted multimedia presentation data file, the multimedia presentation data file which includes or may contain elements of encrypted video component data and files, encrypted audio component data and files, encrypted text component data and files, encrypted hyperlinks and HTML component data and files, encrypted still raster image or graphic component data and files, encrypted motion or still vector image or graphic component data and files, and encrypted synchronization data; displaying a graphical user interface comprising at least first and second display areas and user display controls; and concurrently displaying, in the first and second display areas, decrypted multimedia presentation component data or files respectively associated with the first and second display areas, in accordance with user commands entered through the user display controls and further in accordance with the decrypted synchronization data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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