Controlling access to digital content
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1. A method for utilizing digital content, comprising:
- in a storage system with digital content stored as a file, performing;
determining a delay to control a throughput rate associated with access to the digital content in the storage system; and
controlling the throughput rate, wherein while the storage system is operationally coupled to an accessing system the digital content is provided to the accessing system according to the throughput rate, wherein the throughput rate is associated with information related to the file, and wherein the storage system uses the delay to control the throughput rate, wherein an initial delay is applied when the digital content is initially accessed by the accessing system and the delay is increased as the digital content is utilized by the accessing system.
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Abstract
Method for utilizing digital content is provided. The method includes controlling a throughput rate for utilizing the digital content by an accessing system, where the throughput rate is associated with information related to the digital content and is stored as a file. The throughput rate is controlled by a storage system that is operationally coupled to the accessing system.
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1. A method for utilizing digital content, comprising:
in a storage system with digital content stored as a file, performing; determining a delay to control a throughput rate associated with access to the digital content in the storage system; and controlling the throughput rate, wherein while the storage system is operationally coupled to an accessing system the digital content is provided to the accessing system according to the throughput rate, wherein the throughput rate is associated with information related to the file, and wherein the storage system uses the delay to control the throughput rate, wherein an initial delay is applied when the digital content is initially accessed by the accessing system and the delay is increased as the digital content is utilized by the accessing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for utilizing digital content, comprising:
in a storage system with digital content stored as a file, performing; determining a delay to control a throughput rate associated with access to the digital content in the storage system; and controlling the throughput rate, wherein while the storage system is operationally coupled to an accessing system, the digital content is provided to the accessing system according to the throughput rate, wherein the throughput rate is associated with information related to the file, and wherein the storage system uses the delay to control the throughput rate, and wherein no delay is applied when the digital content is initially accessed by the accessing system and the delay is increased as the digital content is utilized by the accessing system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for utilizing digital content, comprising:
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in an accessing system operationally coupled to a storage system with digital content stored as a file; sending a request for the digital content to the storage system; and during a first time period, receiving the digital content according to a throughput rate associated with access to the digital content, wherein the throughput rate is associated with information related to the file, wherein a delay is applied when the digital content is initially accessed by the accessing system, and wherein the delay is increased during a second time period as the digital content is used by the accessing system. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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