Digital video device having a verification code thereon and method of generating a verification code
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing a digital video disc having data stored thereon configured to cause a digital video disc player to read the data in a manner sufficient to cause a video presentation to be displayed and to randomly generate a verification code from a plurality of alternative codes;
operating the digital video disc player in a manner to cause the video presentation to be displayed;
operating the digital video disc player in a manner such that after at least part of the video presentation is displayed, the digital video disc player generates the verification code via the data of the digital video disc;
using a client computer system to input the verification code via the Internet to a host computer system.
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Abstract
A method for generating a verification code. The method comprises providing a digital video disc having data stored thereon configured to cause a digital video disc player to read the data in a manner sufficient to cause a video presentation to be displayed and to randomly generate a verification code from a plurality of alternative codes. The method further comprises operating the digital video disc player in a manner to cause the video presentation to be displayed, operating the digital video disc player in a manner such that after at least part of the video presentation is displayed the digital video disc player generates the verification code via the data of the digital video disc, and using a client computer system to input the verification code via the Internet to a host computer system.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a digital video disc having data stored thereon configured to cause a digital video disc player to read the data in a manner sufficient to cause a video presentation to be displayed and to randomly generate a verification code from a plurality of alternative codes;
operating the digital video disc player in a manner to cause the video presentation to be displayed;
operating the digital video disc player in a manner such that after at least part of the video presentation is displayed, the digital video disc player generates the verification code via the data of the digital video disc;
using a client computer system to input the verification code via the Internet to a host computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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providing a digital video disc to a client, the digital video disc having data stored thereon configured to cause a digital video disc player to read the data in a manner sufficient to cause a video presentation to be displayed and to randomly generate a verification code from a plurality of alternative codes;
operating a host computer system, the host computer system being configured to determine whether a code received from a client computer system is one of the plurality of alternative codes, the host computer system being accessible by the client using the Internet;
prompting the client to input a code;
operating the host computer system in a manner to determine whether the code input by the client comprises one of the plurality of alternative codes. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method comprising:
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providing a digital video disc;
storing data on the digital video disc, the data being configured to cause a digital video disc player to randomly generate a verification code from a plurality of alternative codes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A digital video disc having data stored thereon, the data being configured to cause a digital video disc player to randomly generate a verification code from a plurality of alternative codes.
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19. A method comprising:
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providing a digital video disc having data stored thereon configured to cause a digital video disc player to read the data in a manner sufficient to cause a video presentation to be displayed, the data further being configured to prevent the video presentation to be displayed until an access code is input into the digital video disc player;
using a client computer system to access a host computer system via the Internet;
obtaining the access code from the host computer system; and
inputting the access code into the digital video disc player in a manner to cause the video presentation to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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- 21. A digital video disc having data stored thereon configured to cause a digital video disc player to read the data in a manner sufficient to cause a video presentation to be displayed, the data further being configured to prevent the video presentation to be displayed until an access code is input into the digital video disc player.
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