Patent ID: 8265456
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A content player comprising: a processor having an interface through which an auto-run playback program and content are delivered to the processor from a non-transitory machine-readable medium; signal processing circuitry coupled to said processor and having an output port for coupling to a media presentation device; a memory coupled to said processor and having a data structure defined therein; said data structure implemented by said processor and comprising a virtual machine for hosting said auto-run playback program obtained from the non-transitory machine-readable medium; the auto-run playback program being operable to provide control instructions to said processor to cause said processor to access content from the non-transitory machine-readable medium and supply the content to said signal processing circuitry for output to the media presentation device; and the content including copy protection data and the auto-run playback program being operable to read the copy protection data to effect copy protection of the content.