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Controlling access to digital content

  • US 8,745,479 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2010
  • Issued: 06/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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