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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2011
Minji Kim, Cambridge, MA (US);
Muriel Medard, Belmont, MA (US);
Ali Parandehgheibi, Medford, MA (US);
Minji Kim, Cambridge, MA (US);
Muriel Medard, Belmont, MA (US);
Ali ParandehGheibi, Medford, MA (US);
Massachusettes Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product for using advertisements as keys for streaming protected content is presented. Protected content is received at a user computer system, wherein the protected content is not viewable by the user. Appended content, such as an advertisement, is also received at the user computer system. The user views the appended content, wherein the viewing of the appended content results in the protected content being viewable by the user. The user then views the protected content.