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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2008
Michael G. Lisanke, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Kenneth L. Milsted, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Stefan Nusser, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bruce A. Tantlinger, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
George W. Wilhelm, Jr., Endwell, NY (US);
Michael G. Lisanke, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Kenneth L. Milsted, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Stefan Nusser, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bruce A. Tantlinger, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
George W. Wilhelm, Jr., Endwell, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An end-user system for the blocking of recording digital content at during the rendering of encrypted digital multimedia files. Before the process of rendering of encrypted digital multimedia can be started all rendered media stream during playback are opened to ensure that this multimedia content is not recorded. This blocks the usage of the multimedia interfaces including devices and/or ports that can be used to store un-encrypted content that has been decrypted for the purposes of playing or rendering. The method also includes an exception, which allows recording with permission from the present invention.