Electronic systems are often utilized to present any of a vast array of content to a user. The convenience of having content more readily accessible typically results in the user accessing the content more often and may also result in the user acquiring ever-increasing amounts of content. Accordingly, content servers have advantageously been utilized to make content more readily accessible to users.
A content server typically provides for loading content onto a mass storage device and presenting the content stored thereon. Referring to
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Traditional systems for communicating and storing content often make copying of proprietary content relatively easy. For example, it is not uncommon for a user of the above-described content server to rent movies and/or music on DVDs and/or CDs and load them onto their system. The user may then return the DVDs or CDs, and yet continue to illegally watch the movies and/or listen to the music after the rental period has expired. Similarly, a user may borrow movies and/or music from others and load them onto their content server. The user may then return the DVD or CD to the person that they borrowed it from, and yet continue to illegally watch the movies and/or listen to the music thereafter. Accordingly, conventional content servers readily enable rent-and-rip, borrow-and-rip and the like.
However, creators and/or distributors of proprietary content (e.g., movies, music, etc.) have an economic interest in the content and desire to restrict the copying and/or distribution of the proprietary content to individuals that have purchased or rented the content in accordance with the nature of the user's ownership. Thus, content servers according to the conventional art are problematic in that the interests of the creators and/or distributors of proprietary content are not protected.
Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention are directed toward a system and method of serving content. In one embodiment, a content server includes a content output device, a mass storage device and a processing unit communicatively coupled between the content input device and the mass storage device. The processing unit implements a content server module for receiving a request for an item of content stored on the mass storage device. The content server module selectively verifies ownership of the requested item of content. The requested item of content may be served if ownership is substantiated, or if ownership is not to be verified for the particular request. The requested item of content may be purged if ownership is not substantiated. Ownership may be substantiated by access to an original physical copy of the content (e.g., DVD, CD or the like).
In another embodiment, a method of presenting content includes receiving a request for an item of content and selectively verifying ownership of the requested content. If ownership is not to be performed for the particular request, the item of content may be served. If ownership is substantiated for the particular request, the content may also be served. If ownership is not substantiated for the particular request, the content may be purged or otherwise rendered inaccessible.
Embodiments of the present invention advantageously balance user convenience and the economic interests of content creators and/or distributors. Embodiments of the present invention are sensitive to user actions or functions and may advantageously learn that the content is owned and may thereafter be served without restriction. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention advantageously facilitate convenient and secure distribution of proprietary content.
Embodiments of the present invention are illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings and in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements and in which:
Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. While the invention will be described in conjunction with these embodiments, it will be understood that they are not intended to limit the invention to these embodiments. On the contrary, the invention is intended to cover alternatives, modifications and equivalents, which may be included within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Furthermore, in the following detailed description of the present invention, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it is understood that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components, and circuits have not been described in detail as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the present invention.
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In one implementation, a first key may be present on the physical medium (e.g., DVD, CD, flash memory card, etc.) containing the content and uniquely identifies the instance of the item of content. For example, the first key may be a disk key that uniquely identifies the content contained on the disk. The first key may alternatively be included with the transmitted content or the like and uniquely identifies the instance of the item of content. The keys may also include a second key that is dynamically generated by the content input device utilized for receiving the content. The second key may be unique to each transaction on the content input device. For example the second key may be a bus key provided by the media player (e.g., DVD drive, CD drive, card reader, etc.), transceiver (e.g., communication port, network interface card, etc.) or the like. A unique serialized key, which is generated each time the rip mechanism is executed, may also be utilized to provide portability.
At 320, the content may be stored on a mass storage device (e.g., hard disk drive). If the content is in a protected format, it is stored in its protected format. In one implementation, the received CSS encrypted content is copied to the mass storage device. Accordingly, it is appreciated that the particular protection mechanism of the proprietary content is maintained. At 330, the one or more keys associated with the content may be encoded in a safeguarded format and stored on the mass storage device. The keys may be encoded utilizing any well-known encryption algorithm. In one implementation, the disk key and the bus key may each be encrypted and hidden on the mass storage device.
It is appreciated that the mass storage device may also contain preloaded encrypted content. One or more encrypted keys related to the preloaded content may also be hidden on the mass storage device. Alternatively, the keys may be purchased and “downloaded” later from a remote “key server” or registry using some kind of 2-way network, such as Internet, satellite with a backchannel (e.g., DirecTV connected to a phone line so that one may order on-demand movies through the regular phone network), cellular or the like.
It is appreciated that a user interface (e.g., graphical user interface) may be provided to readily enable a user to load content onto the mass storage device in accordance with the above described processes. The user interface may also enable a user to purchase or rent content that is being loaded onto the mass storage device. The interface may also enable purchase of rental content that has previously been loaded onto the mass storage device or payment for an extension of the rental period. The interface may also enable purchase or rental of content that has been preloaded onto the mass storage device. The user interface may also enable purchase of credits to be applied to accessing any one or more items of content on the mass storage device as and when the user chooses. A transaction system may also be implemented by the user interface to enable the above-described transactions.
It is appreciated that one or more keys may contain a field that identifies the type of content, such as purchased content, rented content, preloaded content, offered content (e.g. for rent or for sale) or the like. The identifier of the type of content contained in a key may be utilized for such functions as purchasing the rented content, extending the rental period of rented content, renting or purchasing preloaded content, renting or purchasing offered content, and/or the like.
Furthermore, it is appreciated that the protection scheme of the original form of the content is substantially preserved. Accordingly, the stored content may be thought of as a virtual copy of the content. The one or more keys needed for playing the content are not accessible. Therefore, the method of storing content on a server, in accordance with the present invention, advantageously prevents extraction of the content back off the mass storage device, because the content remains encrypted and it is useless without the hidden encrypted keys. Thus, a user cannot effectively get such content off the server (e.g., play the content) without the decryption keys.
Referring now to
It is appreciated that the user interface (UI) may provide a drill-down type menu for selecting content stored on the mass storage device. For example, a first level may present various choices of content types, such as movies on the server, music on the server, television, internet, and/or the like. A second level may present categorical choices of content on the server, such as comedy, drama, actor, director, suggestion and/or the like. A third level may present a grid of thumbnails, wherein each thumbnail corresponds to a particular item of content on the server for a selected category.
It is appreciated that each item of content may be represented by a thumbnail or as a combination of text and a corresponding thumbnail. The thumbnail may be, for example, a still picture of an album cover for music, a still picture of a DVD jacket, a still picture of a scene from the movie, or the like. In addition, the thumbnail may be a video preview of a movie or may be a still picture of a scene and when the user causes a pointer to pass over the thumbnail or highlights the thumbnail a video preview may play. The thumbnail for use in the UI may be contained as part of the content when it is loaded on the system.
It is appreciated that a particular menu level, composed of a grid of thumbnails, may be dynamically scaled as a function of the view size of the display screen. The grid of thumbnails for a menu level may constitute a virtual display. Only a portion of the virtual display may actually be displayed on the physical screen. The virtual display may then be navigated such that a given portion is displayed on the physical screen.
It is appreciated that the system, via the user interface, may collect a history of content viewed by a user and suggest content based upon the past viewing history. The history may be collected on a per viewer basis. The suggestions may be present as a function of a hierarchy based upon the current viewers and/or the relative ranking of their individual and/or collective past viewing history.
At 420, ownership of the requested particular content may be selectively verified. The ownership of the content may be verified by requesting that the user provide evidence of ownership. In one implementation, ownership may be verified by requesting that the original physical medium (e.g., DVD, CD, memory card, etc.) be reinserted into the content input device. The keys on the reinserted medium may be compared to the encrypted keys hidden on the mass storage device. In another implementation, verification of ownership may be implemented by checking a registration database. The registration database may enable association of content with a given user or device upon proof-of-purchase, such as a unique serial number received by the user and/or device when the content has been purchased or rented. The registration database may thus provide authentication that the content as identified by the disk key has been registered for access by the system as identified by the bus key.
Ownership may be selectively verified a predetermined number of times. In one implementation, each verification request may be made after a fixed period of time (e.g., days, weeks, months, etc.). In another implementation, each verification request may be made after a random period of time. In another implementation, each verification request may be made after a random number of requests for the particular content. In one implementation, the predetermined number of times may be a fixed number of times for each item of content. In another implementation, the predetermined number of times may be a random number of times for each item of content. One or more of the above implementations may also be combined.
It is appreciated that one or more keys may contain a field that identifies the type of content, such as purchased content, rented content, preloaded content, offered content (e.g. for rent or for sale) or the like. The identifier of the type of content contained in a key may be utilized to adjust the selective verification of ownership in accordance with the nature of the content type.
It is appreciated that a registry, such as an interne based registration service, may be utilized to enable activation of content on one or more devices or transfer of content from one user to another. The registry (e.g., database) may associate instances of a particular item of content (e.g., disk key) with a particular owner (e.g., user ID, device ID). For example, a user may have the content on a plurality of systems, such as a home content server and a vacation home server system. In such case, the registry may be utilized to enable access to the content on only one system at a time by limiting association of the disk key with a select number of device identifiers. In another implementation, the registry enables an owner of a particular instance of content to sell it to another person. The transaction may be based upon a unique serialized key stored on the mass storage device and contained in the registry. In yet another implementation, the registry may enable the content to be streamed (e.g., served) to a portable device, such as a phone, laptop computer or the like, at any number of locations across any network (e.g., virtual player).
At 430, if ownership of the content is not to be validated at 420 for the given request, the requested content may be decrypted and presented. At 440, if ownership of the particular content is substantiated, the requested content may be decrypted and presented. At 450, if ownership of the particular content is not substantiated, the request may be denied. Furthermore, if ownership of the particular content is not substantiated, the requested content may also be purged or otherwise rendered unselectable, an error message may be generated, a transaction system may be invoked, or the like.
Typically, process 420 may be repeated for each of a predetermined number of times with regard to requests for each given item of content. If ownership of the particular content is substantiated each of a predetermined number of times, the ownership may be considered corroborated. If ownership of the particular content is corroborated, ownership may not need to be validated again. Thereafter, a request for content, wherein ownership has been corroborated, may be served to the user, at 430, without further validation processes.
In an exemplary implementation, a first verification request may be made a random one of a number of plays after a first fixed period of time. The first fixed period of time may be measured from when the particular content was loaded onto the system. The first fixed period of time may be selected based upon a criterion such as the typical rental period (e.g., 10 days). A second verification request may be made a random one of number of plays after the expiration of a second fixed period. The second fixed period of time (e.g., 30 days) may be greater than the first fixed period of time, to reduce the inconvenience factor to the user. A third and final verification request may be made a random one of a number of plays after the expiration of a third fixed period. The third fixed period of time (e.g., 100 days) may be greater than the second fixed period of time, to further reduce the inconvenience factor to the user. Thereafter, the system will have been “taught” that ownership has been corroborated and subsequent requests for the same content can be served without verifying ownership.
Accordingly, the method balances convenience for the user with the economic interests of the content creator and/or distributor. For example, if the content is a rented DVD, the user may load the movie on the system and view it any number of time during the ten-day period of the rental without having to reinsert the DVD each time. After the rental period, the user will have returned the DVD. Thus, if the user attempts to continue watching the movie, the system will eventually request reinsertion of the DVD. However, ownership will not be substantiated because the rental DVD has been returned and thus the user will be unable to reinsert it. If ownership is not substantiated the system may purge the content.
If the content has been purchased by the user and loaded on the system, the user will have possession of the DVD. Therefore, when requested at each of the random number of plays during three increasing periods of time, the user will be able to substantiate ownership by reinserting the DVD. It can be inferred that there is a substantial likelihood that the user owns the content from the fact that the user was able to provide the original physical medium containing the content each time. The user, on the other hand, does not have to in most cases insert the DVD when they want to watch the movie.
If the content has been borrowed, the user may be able to watch it for a short period of time. However, at some point in time the user will likely have returned the DVD to the actual owner. Thus, because the user cannot reliable predict when they are going to be requested to reinsert the DVD, the system will likely be able to determine that the content is not owned by the user of the system and therefore purge it.
Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention advantageously balance user convenience and the economic interests of content creators and/or distributors. Ownership of requested content can be selectively verified before the requested content is presented. If ownership is not substantiated, the content may be purged from the system. Furthermore, if ownership is successfully substantiated a number of times, the system may be taught that the content is owned and verification need not be performed again.
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The processing unit 520 may be communicatively coupled to the general I/O device 550, the content input device 510, the mass storage device 530 and the content output device 540. The content input device 510 may be a compact disk (CD) drive, a digital versatile disk (DVD) drive, a memory card reader and/or the like. The content output device 540 may be a display, monitor, television, projector, speaker, headphone, brail reader and/or the like. The mass storage device 530 may be a hard disk drive (HDD), portable storage device/card (e.g., USB drive and other flash-based memory) or the like. The general I/O devices 550 may be a keyboard, pointing device, monitor, speaker, brail reader and/or the like.
The processing unit 520 provides one or more function modules by operating on instructions (e.g., computer executable code) and information (e.g., data) stored in memory (e.g., computer-readable medium). The function modules may include a content storage module 522, a content server module 524 and a user interface module 526. The content storage module 522 may receive content via the content input device 510 or the communication channel 560 (e.g., network). The content may be received in a protected or unprotected format. The user interface module 526 may enable a user to cause the content storage module 522 to load the content onto the mass storage device 530.
If the content is received in a protected format, the content storage module 522 may also receive one or more keys. The keys may include a first key unique to the content and a second key that may be dynamically generated by the content input device 510. The content storage module 522 may store the content in its protected format and the one or more keys in a safeguarded format on the mass storage device 530.
The content server module 524 may receive a request for a particular item of content stored on the mass storage device 530 via the user interface module 526. The content server module 524 may selectively verify ownership of the requested content utilizing the one or more keys corresponding to the requested content, which are stored on the mass storage device 530. If ownership of the content is validated, the content server module 524 outputs the requested content on the content output device 540 utilizing the one or more keys corresponding to the content, which are stored on the mass storage device 530. If ownership of the content is not validated, the content server module 524 may purge the particular content from the mass storage device.
Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention advantageously prevent extraction of server stored content back off the mass storage device. Embodiments of the present invention advantageously balance user convenience and the economic interests of content creators and/or distributors. Embodiments of the present invention thus advantageously facilitate convenient and secure distribution of proprietary content.
The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the Claims appended hereto and their equivalents.
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