Systems, methods, and program applications for selectively restricting the placeshifting of copy protected digital media content
First Claim
1. A method executable by a computer system coupled to a local display, the method comprising:
- capturing video media content rendered on the local display by a media player application executed by the computer system and obtained from a digital versatile disc (DVD), the video media content captured from video memory while rendered on the local display by the media player application;
determining whether the media player application is accessing copy protected video content stored on the DVD, determining comprising;
parsing the DVD file structure to find information regarding titles contained within the DVD file structure;
selecting at least one title based, at least in part, upon title duration; and
searching the selected title to determine if the selected title contains instructions to activate analog copy protection;
if it is determined that the selected title does not contain instructions to activate analog copy protection, converting the captured digital video content to a media stream and transmitting the media stream over a network for presentation on a remote display; and
if it is determined that the selected title contains instructions to activate analog copy protection, blocking transmission of the media stream and causing a visual copy protection alert to be displayed on the remote display.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and program products are provided for selectively restricting the transmission of copy protected digital media content from a computer system, over a network, and to a remote display. In one embodiment, a method includes the steps of capturing digital media content rendered on the local display by a media player application executed by the computer system; determining whether the media player application is accessing copy protected digital media content; and, if the media player application is not accessing copy protected digital media content, converting the captured digital media content to a media stream and transmitting the media stream over a network for presentation on a remote display.
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15 Claims
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1. A method executable by a computer system coupled to a local display, the method comprising:
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capturing video media content rendered on the local display by a media player application executed by the computer system and obtained from a digital versatile disc (DVD), the video media content captured from video memory while rendered on the local display by the media player application; determining whether the media player application is accessing copy protected video content stored on the DVD, determining comprising; parsing the DVD file structure to find information regarding titles contained within the DVD file structure; selecting at least one title based, at least in part, upon title duration; and searching the selected title to determine if the selected title contains instructions to activate analog copy protection; if it is determined that the selected title does not contain instructions to activate analog copy protection, converting the captured digital video content to a media stream and transmitting the media stream over a network for presentation on a remote display; and if it is determined that the selected title contains instructions to activate analog copy protection, blocking transmission of the media stream and causing a visual copy protection alert to be displayed on the remote display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by a computer system to transmit digital media content over a network to a remote display, wherein the instructions comprise a placeshifting program application adapted to perform steps comprising:
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capturing digital media content rendered on a local display associated with the computer system by a media player application executed by the computer system, the digital media content obtained from a digital versatile disc (DVD) and captured while rendered on the local display; converting the captured digital media content to a media stream in a network-transmittable format; transmitting the media stream over the network for presentation on the remote display; determining whether the media player application is accessing a copy protected digital media file stored on the DVD, determining comprising; parsing the DVD to find information regarding titles contained within the DVD; selecting at least one title based, at least in part, upon title duration; and searching the selected title to determine if the selected title contains instructions to activate analog copy protection; and blocking transmission of the media stream if the selected title contains instructions to activate copy protection. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A computer system for placeshifting digital media content in conjunction with a digital network and a remote display, the computer system comprising:
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a first interface to the digital network; a second interface to a local display; and a processor operatively coupled to the first interface and to the second interface, the processor configured to selectively execute at least one media player application to render digital media content on the local display and obtained from a digital versatile disc (DVD), the processor further configured to;
(i) capture at least a portion of the digital media content while rendered on the local display, (ii) convert the captured digital media content to a media stream in a network-transmittable format, (iii) transmit the media stream over the network for presentation on the remote display, (iv) determine whether the media player application is accessing a copy protected digital media file stored on the DVD, and (v) block transmission of the media stream if the media player application is accessing copy protected digital media contentwherein the processor is configured to determine whether the media player application is accessing a copy protected digital media file stored on the DVD by parsing the DVD to find information regarding titles contained within the DVD;
by selecting at least one title based, at least in part, upon title duration; and
by searching the selected title to determine if the selected title contains instructions to activate analog copy protection. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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