Method and system for preventing unauthorized recording of media content on a Macintosh operating system
First Claim
1. A method for preventing unauthorized recording of media content on an operating system comprising:
- registering a compliance mechanism on a client system having said operating system operating thereon, said compliance mechanism providing stand alone functionality and operation on said client system, said compliance mechanism comprising;
a framework for validating said compliance mechanism on said client system; and
a multimedia component opened by said framework, said multimedia component for decrypting said media content on said client system; and
preventing decryption of said media content on said client system having said operating system operating thereon if a portion of said compliance mechanism is invalidated; and
utilizing said compliance mechanism to control an output of said media content by said multimedia component, said compliance mechanism diverting a commonly used data pathway output of said media component to a controlled data output pathway monitored by said compliance mechanism after said multimedia component begins to present said contents of said media content, said compliance mechanism utilized to stop or disrupt the playing of said media content at said controlled data output pathway when said playing of said media content is outside of a usage restriction applicable to said media file.
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Abstract
A method for preventing unauthorized recording of media content on a Macintosh operating system. The present method registers a compliance mechanism on a client system having the Macintosh operating system operating thereon. The compliance mechanism comprises a framework for validating the compliance mechanism on the client system, and a multimedia component opened by the framework. The present method uses the multimedia component for decrypting the media content on the client system. The present method also prevents decryption of the media content on the client system having the Macintosh operating system operating thereon if a portion of the compliance mechanism is invalidated.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for preventing unauthorized recording of media content on an operating system comprising:
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registering a compliance mechanism on a client system having said operating system operating thereon, said compliance mechanism providing stand alone functionality and operation on said client system, said compliance mechanism comprising; a framework for validating said compliance mechanism on said client system; and a multimedia component opened by said framework, said multimedia component for decrypting said media content on said client system; and preventing decryption of said media content on said client system having said operating system operating thereon if a portion of said compliance mechanism is invalidated; and utilizing said compliance mechanism to control an output of said media content by said multimedia component, said compliance mechanism diverting a commonly used data pathway output of said media component to a controlled data output pathway monitored by said compliance mechanism after said multimedia component begins to present said contents of said media content, said compliance mechanism utilized to stop or disrupt the playing of said media content at said controlled data output pathway when said playing of said media content is outside of a usage restriction applicable to said media file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing computer implementable instructions, said instructions for causing a client system to perform a method for preventing unauthorized recording of media content on an operating system comprising:
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registering a compliance mechanism on a client system having said operating system operating thereon, said compliance mechanism providing stand alone functionality and operation on said client system, said compliance mechanism comprising; a framework for validating components of said compliance mechanism on said client system; a multimedia component opened by said framework, said multimedia component for preventing decryption of media content on said client system if said framework detects an invalid environment; and a kernel level extension providing kernel level driver information to said framework; disabling output of said media content on said client system having said operating system operating thereon if a portion of said compliance mechanism is invalidated; and utilizing said compliance mechanism to control an output of said media content by said multimedia component, said compliance mechanism diverting a commonly used data pathway output of said media component to a controlled data output pathway monitored by said compliance mechanism after said multimedia component begins to present said contents of said media content, said compliance mechanism utilized to stop or disrupt the playing of said media content at said controlled data output pathway when said playing of said media content is outside of a usage restriction applicable to said media file. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for preventing unauthorized recording of media content on an operating system comprising:
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means for registering a compliance mechanism on a client system having said operating system operating thereon, said compliance mechanism providing stand alone functionality and operation on said client system, said compliance mechanism comprising; means for validating components of said compliance mechanism on said client system; means for preventing decryption of media content on said client system if said framework detects an invalid environment; and means for providing kernel level extension information to said framework; and means for disabling output of said media content on said client system having said operating system operating thereon if a portion of said compliance mechanism is invalidated; and a means for utilizing said compliance mechanism to control an output of said media content by said multimedia component, said means diverting a commonly used data pathway output of said media component to a controlled data output pathway monitored by said compliance mechanism after said multimedia component begins to present said contents of said media content, said compliance mechanism utilized to stop or disrupt the playing of said media content at said controlled data output pathway when said playing of said media content is outside of a usage restriction applicable to said media file. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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