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US 2019/0246149 A1Published application
Protected multimedia content transport and playback system
OwnerAreef Reza, Mark Li +1inventors
InventorsAreef Reza, Mark Li, Bo Shen
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Abstract
A multimedia content distribution system creates and distributes content files that contain content that may be viewed or displayed using commonly distributed viewer or player programs. A second portion of the content files may be viewed using specialized viewer or player programs.
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A method comprising:
- creating a video file having a first content area containing a first video and a second content area containing a second video, the video file formatted according to a first video standard;
- encrypting at least a portion of the second video in the second content area, the second video is not viewable using a first video standard player, and the second video is viewable using a specialized video player;
- wherein video content in the first content area includes instructions that, when played by the first video standard player, instruct a user on how to download the specialized video player that can access the second video;
- storing the video file along with a plurality of video files;
- distributing one or more stored video files to client devices.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program of instructions that is executable by a device to perform a method, the method comprising:
- creating a video file having a first content area containing a first video and a second content area containing a second video, the video file formatted according to a first video standard;
- encrypting at least a portion of the second video in the second content area, the second video is not viewable using a first video standard player, and the second video is viewable using a specialized video player;
- wherein video content in the first content area includes instructions that, when played by the first video standard player, instruct a user on how to download the specialized video player that can access the second video;
- storing the video file along with a plurality of video files;
- distributing one or more stored video files to client devices.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that creates a video file having a first content area containing a first video and a second content area containing a second video, the video file formatted according to a first video standard;
- a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that encrypts at least a portion of the second video in the second content area, the second video is not viewable using a first video standard player, and the second video is viewable using a specialized video player;
- wherein video content in the first content area includes instructions that, when played by the first video standard player, instruct a user on how to download the specialized video player that can access the second video;
- a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that stores the video file along with a plurality of video files;
- a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that distributes one or more stored video files to client devices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.