Media validation system
AssigneeSchust Development LLC
InventorLeigh Rothschild
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Abstract
A media validation system including a plurality of media storage devices which contain a quantity of content thereon, a user computer processor assembly structured to operatively access a select media storage device, a verification module, and a communicative link between the verification module and the user computer processor assembly. Each of the media storage devices includes a unique unit identifier, the verification module identifying the unique unit identifier of the select media storage device and receiving user information associated therewith. The verification module is also structured to apply a reward credit in association with only a first user whose user information is associated with the unique unit identifier for the select media storage device.
Claims16
A method, comprising:
- validating a first user of a storage device by associating a unique identifier of the storage device with information relating to the first user;
- applying a reward credit to the first user in response to validating the first user;
- permitting the first user to access supplemental content stored on the storage device in response to the reward credit;
- and
- restricting the first user from accessing the supplemental content in response to a second user at least attempting to access primary content stored on the storage device;
- wherein the reward credit may comprise points or value;
- and
- wherein the supplemental content comprises encrypted content.
An apparatus, comprising:
- means for storing primary content in a storage device;
- means for validating a first user of the storage device by associating a unique identifier of the storage device with information relating to the first user;
- means for applying a reward credit to the first user in response to validating the first user;
- means for permitting the first user to access supplemental content associated with the primary content in response to the reward credit;
- and
- means for restricting the first user from accessing the supplemental content in response to a second user at least attempting to access the primary content stored in the storage device;
- wherein the reward credit may comprise points or value;
- and
- wherein the supplemental content comprises encrypted content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.