Method and System for Scan and Matching Media for Streaming Authorization
OwnerJean Lafleur, Jonathan Benassayainventors
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Abstract
This invention discloses a novel system and method for authorizing streaming of content to a user by verifying that a user possesses a media product that contains the content, where such verification relies on obtaining an image of the media product and analyzing the image to determine that it is not a picture of a computer screen displaying a picture of the media product, and relying on the picture of the media product being captured at a time when the user is verified to be located at a predetermined authorized location.
Claims21
A method for authorizing transmission of digital content data comprising:
- receiving from a user's computer data representing the location of the computer;
- verifying that the received location is an authorized location;
- receiving at least one image file of a media item cover, said media item being associated with the digital content;
- determining that the received at least one image file is a picture of the media item cover and not a picture of a reproduction or computer screen display of the media item cover to within
- a predetermined verification criteria tolerance;
- and
- in response to the determination, initiating a transmission of the digital content.
A computer system comprised of a processor, memory and mass data storage device for authorizing transmission of digital content data comprising:
- a module configured to receive from a user's computer data representing the location of the computer;
- a module configured to verify that the received location is an authorized location;
- a module configured to receive at least one image file of a media item cover, said media item being associated with the digital content;
- a module configured to determine that the received at least one image file is a picture of the media item cover and not a picture of a reproduction or computer screen display of the media item cover to within a predetermined verification criteria tolerance;
- and in response to the determination, initiate a transmission of the digital content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.