Controlling interaction of deliverable electronic media
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1. A method of controlling interaction of deliverable electronic media comprising:
- detecting a media player application operable with a computer system, said media player application for enabling said computer system to present contents of a media file; and
utilizing a compliance mechanism to control an output of said media file by said media player, said compliance mechanism diverting a commonly used data pathway output of said media player application to a controlled data output pathway monitored by said compliance mechanism after said media player begins to present said contents of said media file, said compliance mechanism utilized to stop or disrupt the playing of said content of said media file at said controlled data output pathway when said playing of said content of said media file is outside of said usage restriction applicable to said media file.
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A method of restricting client interaction of deliverable electronic media. In one embodiment, the method is comprised of detecting a media player application operable within a computer system. The media player application enables the computer system to present contents of a media file. The present method is further comprised of governing within said media player application a function that enables non-compliance with a usage restriction applicable to the media file. The present method is further comprised of controlling output of the media file. The controlling is performed by a compliance mechanism coupled to the computer system. The compliance mechanism is for enabling compliance with the usage restriction applicable to the media file.
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1. A method of controlling interaction of deliverable electronic media comprising:
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detecting a media player application operable with a computer system, said media player application for enabling said computer system to present contents of a media file; and utilizing a compliance mechanism to control an output of said media file by said media player, said compliance mechanism diverting a commonly used data pathway output of said media player application to a controlled data output pathway monitored by said compliance mechanism after said media player begins to present said contents of said media file, said compliance mechanism utilized to stop or disrupt the playing of said content of said media file at said controlled data output pathway when said playing of said content of said media file is outside of said usage restriction applicable to said media file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium for storing computer implementable instructions, said instructions for causing a compliance mechanism to perform a method of controlling interaction of a media file, said method comprising:
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discovering a media player application operable within a client computer system, said media player application for presenting contents of a media file deliverable to said client computer system; and utilizing a compliance mechanism to control an output of said media file by said media player, said compliance mechanism diverting a commonly used data pathway output of said media player application to a controlled data output pathway monitored by said compliance mechanism after said media player begins to present said contents of said media file, said compliance mechanism utilized to stop or disrupt the playing of said content of said media file at said controlled data output pathway when said playing of said content of said media file is outside of said usage restriction applicable to said media file. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for media file usage restriction compliance comprising:
a computer storage medium having instruction stored therein, said instructions when executed causing a computer system to perform media file usage restriction compliance, said instructions comprising; means for detecting a media player application operable on a client computer system and for presenting contents of a media file; and means for utilizing a compliance mechanism to control an output of said media file by said media player, said compliance mechanism diverting a commonly used data output pathway of said media player application to a controlled data output pathway monitored by said compliance mechanism after said media player begins to present said contents of said media file, said compliance mechanism utilized to stop or disrupt the playing of said content of said media file at said controlled data output pathway when said playing of said content of said media file is outside of said usage restriction applicable to said media file. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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Current AssigneeMusic Public Broadcasting, Inc.
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Original AssigneeTrimble Navigation Limited (Trimble Inc.)
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InventorsRisan, Hank, Fitzgerald, Edward Vincent
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Primary Examiner(s)Smithers, Matthew B
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Assistant Examiner(s)Pearson, David J
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Application NumberUS10/304,390Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,458 DaysField of SearchNoneUS Class Current726/32CPC Class CodesG06F 21/10 Protecting distributed prog...G06F 2221/2115 Third partyG06F 2221/2117 User registrationG06F 2221/2137 Time limited access, e.g. t...G11B 20/00086 Circuits for prevention of ...G11B 20/00659 involving a control step wh...G11B 20/00695 said measures preventing th...G11B 20/00702 said measures preventing th...
