Patent ID: 8739304
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: partitioning content being constituted of a set of data according to a method of partitioning, such that the set of data is partitioned into a first portion of data and a second portion of data; providing the first portion of the data to a user, wherein the first portion of the data comprises a data identification (ID); and making available for a limited amount of time an ability to stream the second portion of the data to a device having the first portion of the data; wherein the second portion of the data includes essential information for reconstructing the content; wherein the making available the ability to stream the second portion of data is performed by a processor-based machine and comprises receiving the data ID and using the data ID to determine whether streaming the second portion of the data is authorized; and wherein neither a device ID nor a user ID are used to determine whether streaming the second portion of the data is authorized.