System and method for exchanging physical media for a secured digital copy
AssigneeFox Digital Enterprises, Inc.
InventorAndrew G. Setos
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for the exchange of physical media (e.g., legacy DVDs) for a secured digital copy that may be usable by a, consumer on one or more personal consumer devices, such as a laptop computer, handheld media player, etc., comprising receipt at a physical location of consumer-owned physical digital media, preparation of at least one secured digital media file corresponding to the received physical digital media, and delivery of the at least one secured digital media file to the consumer, the at least one secured digital media file configured to operate on one or more media playing devices of the consumer but to not be freely distributable.
Claims6
A method for the exchange of physical media for a secured digital copy that may be usable by a consumer on one or more personal consumer devices, comprising:
- receipt at a physical location of consumer-owned physical digital media;
- preparation of at least one secured digital media file corresponding to the received physical digital media;
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- delivery of the at least one secured digital media file to the consumer, the at least one secured digital media file configured to operate on one or more media playing devices of the consumer but to not be freely distributable.
A system for the exchange of physical media for a secured digital copy that may be usable by a consumer on one or more personal consumer devices, comprising:
- a physical location configured to receive delivered consumer-owned physical digital media;
- a processing station configured to prepare a package of at least one secured digital media file corresponding to the received physical digital media;
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- a delivery station configured to deliver the at least one secured digital media file to the consumer, the at least one secured digital media file configured to operate on one or more media playing devices of the consumer but to not be freely distributable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.