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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 05, 2003
Hank Risan, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Edward Vincent Fitzgerald, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Hank Risan, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Edward Vincent Fitzgerald, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Music Public Broadcasting, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling presentation of content on a media storage device is described. The method is comprised of verifying presence of a content presentation mechanism and a usage compliance mechanism on a computer system operated by a recipient to whom the media storage device is distributed. The usage compliance mechanism includes a file system filter driver for controlling data reads associated with the content. The present method further includes permitting the recipient to experience the content via the computer system provided the usage compliance mechanism is present on the computer system and the computer system is communicatively coupled with a network and wherein a server in the network authorizes the recipient to experience the content. The present method further includes presenting the content to the recipient via the content presentation mechanism. The content presentation mechanism is communicatively coupled with the usage compliance mechanism. The content presentation mechanism is enabled to present the content provided the content presentation mechanism is communicatively coupled with the server.