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Enabling delivery of protected content using unprotected delivery services

  • US 9,948,695 B2
  • Filed: 03/16/2012
  • Issued: 04/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of media distribution, comprising:

  • retrieving, by a processor, at least one media file during a play time operation;

    executing, by the processor, the at least one media file;

    directing the at least one media file to a network abstraction layer unit unwrapper configured to parse the at least one media file for identifiers of predefined gaps in the at least one media file;

    receiving, by the processor, additional portions of the at least one media file during the play time operation based on the identifiers;

    processing, by the processor, the at least one media file and the additional portions of the at least one media file to generate an output media; and

    displaying, by the processor, the output media on a display of a user device; and

    wherein the additional portions of the at least one media file comprise metadata that includes a first decryption key provided to a plurality of user devices and a second decryption key specific to the user device.

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