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Patent No.:

US 7178169 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007

Filed:

Sep. 01, 2000

Method and apparatus for securing transfer of and access to digital content

Applicants:

Daniel R. Salmonsen, Saratoga, CA (US);

Don Shulsinger, Waban, MA (US);

Inventors:

Daniel R. Salmonsen, Saratoga, CA (US);

Don Shulsinger, Waban, MA (US);

Assignee:

Zoran Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:

Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman

Primary Examiner:

Kambiz Zand

Assistant Examiner:

Michael J Simitoski

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G08B 13/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and apparatus for securely accessing digital content is provided. The method of providing secure access to content comprises determining an identification (ID) from a secure medium including content. The method further comprises sending a session key and the ID to a server. Furthermore, the method includes requesting user authentication and if the user is successfully authenticated, receiving the session key from the server to enable reading of the content on the secure medium.

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Salmonsen, Daniel. (2007). Method and apparatus for securing transfer of and access to digital content (U.S. Patent No. 7178169). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7178169

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