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Out-of-band tokens for rights access

  • US 8,584,253 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2011
  • Issued: 11/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for enabling access to media content, the method comprising:

  • accessing, from across a network and from a remote media player, information related to an out-of-band token, the out-of-band token representing an image and configured to be accessed by an out-of-band token sensor, and further configured to specify settings that include;

    accessing information associated with accessing the media content, anddownloading information associated with copying the media content,wherein the out-of-band token includes the image that resides in a different format than the medium used to store the media content;

    determining media content access rights based on analyzing the out-of-band token, the media content access rights associated with accessing the media content;

    determining media content copy rights on the out-of-band token, the media content copy rights associated with creating copies of the media content; and

    enabling access to the media content through the remote media player, the access associated with the determined media content access rights that includes accessing information and copying information.

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