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System and method for providing a secure content with revocable access

  • US 9,911,457 B2
  • Filed: 09/24/2008
  • Issued: 03/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for use by a media player to provide access to an audiovisual content, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request from a person for playing the audiovisual content;

    prompting the person for an authorization code in response to the receiving of the request for playing the audiovisual content;

    receiving the authorization code from the person in response to the prompting of the person;

    transmitting the authorization code and a media player identifier to an authentication server over a network in response to the receiving of the authorization code;

    receiving, in response to a validation of both the authorization code and the media player identifier by the authentication server, a valid authentication message and an identification information from the authentication server over the network, wherein the identification information identifies the person associated with the audiovisual content;

    transmitting the valid authentication message received from the authentication server to a content server over the network;

    retrieving, from the content server over the network and after the transmitting of the valid authentication message, the audiovisual content; and

    playing, by the media player on a display, the audiovisual content received from the content server and a watermark, wherein the watermark includes the identification information received from the authentication server,wherein the valid authentication message from the authentication server is received if a maximum number of allowable media players associated with the person is not exceeded.

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