# US 2019/0246149 A1 · Protected multimedia content transport and playback system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0246149 A1 - Document ID: US20190246149A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/892,394 - Filed: 2018-02-08 - Published: 2019-08-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-08 - Applicants: Pccw Vuclip (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. - Inventors: Areef Reza; Mark Li; Bo Shen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190246149A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/2347: involving video stream encryption - G06F 16/71: Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures - G06F 21/10: Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material (protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16) {; Digital rights management [DRM]} - G06F 21/602: {Providing cryptographic facilities or services} - H04N 21/23476: {by partially encrypting, e.g. encrypting the ending portion of a movie} - H04N 21/2393: {involving handling client requests (scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60)} - H04N 21/2541: {Rights Management (protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08)} - H04N 21/25841: {involving the geographical location of the client (retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00)} - H04N 21/6125: {involving transmission via Internet (transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82)} - H04N 21/812: {involving advertisement data (advertising per se G06Q30/02)} - H04N 21/85406: {involving a specific file format, e.g. MP4 format} - H04N 21/8549: Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer {(retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739)} - H04N 21/858: Linking data to content, e.g. by linking an URL to a video object, by creating a hotspot - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a request from a client device for a specialized video player; sending the specialized video player to the client device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: including metadata in the video file that includes at least a validation signature and a source of the video file. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: including metadata in the video file; wherein a specialized video player installed on a client device adds user sharing information to the metadata. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: including metadata in the video file that includes geographical information indicating what geographical areas that the second video may be viewed in; wherein a specialized video player installed on a client device refers to the geographical information prior to playing the second video in the video file. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: including metadata in the video file that includes conditional information relating to the second video in the video file; wherein a specialized video player installed on a client device refers to the conditional information to decide whether to allow or deny playback of the second video in the video file. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first video is a trailer or preview related to the second video. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first video is a standard definition video and the second video is a high-definition version of the standard definition video. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first video is a first portion of an original video and the second video is second portion of the original video. ### Claim 10 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. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, further comprising: receiving a request from a client device for a specialized video player; sending the specialized video player to the client device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, further comprising: including metadata in the video file; wherein a specialized video player installed on a client device adds user sharing information to the metadata. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the first video is a trailer or preview related to the second video. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the first video is a standard definition video and the second video is a high-definition version of the standard definition video. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the first video is a first portion of an original video and the second video is second portion of the original video. ### Claim 16 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. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising: a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that receives a request from a client device for a specialized video player; a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that sends the specialized video player to the client device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising: a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that includes metadata in the video file; wherein a specialized video player installed on a client device adds user sharing information to the metadata. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first video is a standard definition video and the second video is a high-definition version of the standard definition video. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first video is a first portion of an original video and the second video is second portion of the original video.