Claims
- 1. A method of insuring only copyrighted material is playable or usable in any digital media system comprising the steps of:integrating a radio-frequency interrogator with a media player, having I/O ports, for transmitting an interrogation signal to a transponder and for receiving a transponder response signal in response; attaching a transponder to a predetermined media element wherein said media element has a digital media content stream and wherein said transponder transmits a transponder response signal comprising decryption algorithms in response to receipt of said interrogation signal; receiving a transponder response signal and providing said decryption algorithms to a processor; configuring said processor according to said decryption algorithms in order to process said digital media content stream.
- 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said configuring comprises the steps of:downloading said decryption algorithms to a non-volatile memory wherein the output of said non-volatile memory is input to said processor.
- 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said non-volatile memory is a Flash ROM.
- 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said configuring comprises the steps of:providing information to configuring the I/O ports.
- 5. A method of insuring only copyrighted material is playable or usable in any digital media system comprising the steps of:integrating a radio-frequency interrogator with a media player, having I/O ports for transmitting an interrogation signal to a transponder and for receiving a transponder response signal in response; attaching a transponder to a predetermined media element wherein said media element has a digital media content stream and wherein said transponder transmits a transponder response signal comprising pointers for decryption algorithms in response to receiving said interrogation signal; receiving a transponder response signal and providing said pointers for encryption algorithms at some predetermined address to said media player; reading said encryption algorithms at said predetermined address or some predetermined location and providing them to a processor; configuring said processor according to said decryption algorithms in order to process said digital media content stream or provide information on access to configuring the I/O ports.
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein said configuring of said processor comprises the steps of:providing instructions to a processor on how to configure itself to play or use the media element.
- 7. The method according to claim 5, wherein said configuring comprises the steps of:downloading said decryption algorithms to a non-volatile memory wherein the output of said non-volatile memory is input to said processor.
- 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein said non-volatile memory is a Flash ROM.
- 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said configuring comprises the steps of:providing information to configuring the I/O ports.
Parent Case Info
This application claims priority under 35 USC § 119 (e) (1) of provisional application No. 60/033,543, filed Dec. 20, 1996.
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