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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
May. 11, 2015
Google Technology Holdings Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Anton Valerievich Koukine, Auckland, NZ;
Owen Michael Means, Auckland, NZ;
Sean Joseph Higgins, Auckland, NZ;
Paul Osborne, Auckland, NZ;
GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for protecting digital media content from unauthorized use on a client, is described. The method comprising the steps of receiving from a server on the client a list of processes, instructions, activity descriptions or data types that must not be active simultaneously with playback of the digital media content ('the blacklist'). The method further comprising checking, on the client, for the presence of any items on the list; and continuing interaction with the server, key management and playback of protected content only if no items on the list are detected on the client. A system is also described.