METHOD FOR DIGITALLY MARKING MEDIA CONTENT
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1. A method of allowing a consumer to digitally mark portions of media content and later retrieve the marked portions uniquely keyed to that consumer, comprising the steps of:
- a. retrieving a sample of the media content;
b. entering a unique identifier;
c. keying the retrieved sample to the unique identifier; and
d. at a later time, retrieving the sample by entering the unique identifier.
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A method of allowing a consumer to digitally mark portions of media content and later retrieve the marked portions uniquely keyed to that consumer, comprising the steps of: retrieving a sample of the media content; entering a unique identifier; keying the retrieved sample to the unique identifier; and at a later time, retrieving the sample by entering the unique identifier.
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1. A method of allowing a consumer to digitally mark portions of media content and later retrieve the marked portions uniquely keyed to that consumer, comprising the steps of:
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a. retrieving a sample of the media content; b. entering a unique identifier; c. keying the retrieved sample to the unique identifier; and d. at a later time, retrieving the sample by entering the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A data processing method of allowing a consumer to digitally mark portions of media content and later retrieve the marked portions uniquely keyed to that consumer, comprising the steps of:
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a. printing a plurality of printed certificates, each certificate further comprising a unique identifier; b. providing the plurality of printed certificates at a first location; c. a user anonymously obtaining one of the plurality of printed certificates at the first location; d. electronically retrieving a sample of media content requested by the user at a second location; e. electronically keying the retrieved sample to the unique identifier associated with the one of the plurality of certificates obtained by the user in step (c); and f. at a time subsequent to step (e), electronically retrieving the sample using the unique identifier associated with the one of the plurality of printed certificates obtained by the user in step (c). - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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