Flexible format media content and method for providing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9350949-B2
Application number	US-90609707-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2007
Priority date	Sep 28, 2007
Publication date	May 24, 2016
Grant date	May 24, 2016

Abstract

There is presented a method for providing a media content, one embodiment comprising recording a first version of a movie on a first content medium in a first format, encrypting one or more content supplement to the movie, each content supplement having a format different from the first format, embedding at least one encryption key in each content supplement, providing a retrieval code for key data enabling playback of the content supplement, and bundling the content supplement and the retrieval code for distribution with the first content medium. In one embodiment, a flexible format media bundle comprises a first content medium, a first version of a media content recorded on the first content medium in a first format, at least one content supplement having a different format, at least one encryption key, and a retrieval code enabling access to the content supplement.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for providing a movie, the method comprising:
recording a first version of the movie in a first file format;
encrypting one or more content supplement to the movie using at least one encryption key to provide one or more encrypted content supplement to the movie, each of the one or more encrypted content supplement to the movie having a file format different from the first file format;
providing a retrieval code corresponding to the one or more content supplement for submission to a media content clearinghouse to retrieve a key data for enabling playback of each of the one or more encrypted content supplement to the movie, and
bundling the one or more encrypted content supplement with the movie and the retrieval code for distribution, wherein playback access to the movie is unrestricted, and wherein playback access to the one or more encrypted content supplement to the movie is restricted and can become unrestricted using the key data retrieved by submission of the retrieval code;
wherein the bundling includes storing the one or more content supplement and the retrieval code in each of a plurality of second content media, and wherein the retrieval code is stored in a self-executing file.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the key data comprises a user license.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving the retrieval code from the remote device for retrieving the key data; and associating the key data with a person's identity.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the movie is in the first file format for playback access by a first device, and the one or more encrypted content supplement to the movie has the file format different from the first file format for playback access by a second device different than the first device, and wherein the first file format is not playable by the second device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first device is a DVD player, and the second device is an iPod.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bundling stores a plurality of retrieval codes including the retrieval code and a plurality of content supplements including the one or more content supplement in each of the plurality of second content media.

7. A method for providing a media content, the method comprising:
recording a first version of the media content in a first file format;
encrypting one or more content supplement to the media content using at least one encryption key to provide one or more encrypted content supplement to the media content, each of the one or more encrypted content supplement to the media content having a file format different from the first file format;
providing a retrieval code corresponding to the one or more content supplement for submission by a remote device to a media content clearinghouse to retrieve a key data for enabling playback of each of the one or more encrypted content supplement to the media content, and
bundling the one or more encrypted content supplement with the media content and the retrieval code for distribution, wherein playback access to the media content is unrestricted, and wherein playback access to the one or more encrypted content supplement to the media content is restricted and can become unrestricted using the key data retrieved by submission of the retrieval code;
wherein the bundling includes storing the one or more content supplement and the retrieval code in each of a plurality of second content media, and wherein the retrieval code is stored in a self-executing file.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the key data comprises a user license.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein recording the first version of the media content stores the first version of the media content in each of a plurality of first content media different than the plurality of second content media.

10. The method of claim 7 further comprising receiving the retrieval code from the remote device for retrieving the key data.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the receiving of the retrieval code is performed by the media content clearinghouse.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising utilizing the media content clearinghouse to send the key data to the remote device.

13. The method of claim 10 further comprising associating the key data with a person's identity.

14. The method of claim 10 further comprising sending the key data to the remote device.

15. The method of claim 10 further comprising transforming the file format of the one or more encrypted content supplement to the media content.

16. The method of claim 7 , wherein the bundling stores a plurality of retrieval codes including the retrieval code and a plurality of content supplements including the one or more content supplement in each of the plurality of second content media.

17. A flexible format media bundle comprising:
a first content medium;
a first version of a media content, the first version of the media content recorded on the first content medium and having a first file format;
at least one content supplement to the media content, each of the at least one content supplement to the media content having a file format different from the first file format;
a retrieval code corresponding to the one or more content supplement for submission by a remote device to a media content clearinghouse to retrieve a key data for enabling access to the at least one content supplement to the media content;
wherein the retrieval code, the first content medium, and the at least one content supplement to the media content are bundled as a package for distribution as a unit, wherein playback access to the media content is unrestricted, and wherein playback access to the one or more encrypted content supplement to the media content is restricted and can become unrestricted using the key data retrieved by submission of the retrieval code;
wherein the one or more content supplement and the retrieval code are stored in each of a plurality of second content media, and wherein the retrieval code is stored in a self-executing file.

Assignees

• Arnaud Robert
• Watson Scott F
• Disney Entpr Inc

Inventors

• Robert Arnaud
• Watson Scott F

Classifications

• H04N21/8355

  involving usage data, e.g. number of copies or viewings allowed · CPC title

• G11B20/00195

  using a device identifier associated with the player or recorder, e.g. serial numbers of playback apparatuses or MAC addresses · CPC title

• G11B20/00086

  Circuits for prevention of unauthorised reproduction or copying, e.g. piracy (indicating unauthorised use of record carriers in general G11B23/28; scrambling for television signal recording H04N5/913; network architectures or network protocols for network security H04L63/00; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00) · CPC title

• H04N21/4405

  involving video stream decryption · CPC title

• G11B20/00282

  the key being stored in the content area, e.g. program area, data area or user area (key stored in a management area G11B20/00297) · CPC title