Patent ID: 8250663
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling presentation of content on a media storage device, said method comprising: verifying presence of a content presentation mechanism and a usage compliance mechanism on a computer system operated by a recipient to whom said media storage device is distributed, said usage compliance mechanism including a file system filter driver for controlling data reads associated with said content; permitting said recipient to experience said content via said computer system provided said usage compliance mechanism is present on said computer system and said computer system is communicatively coupled with a network and wherein a server in said network authorizes said recipient to experience said content; and presenting said content to said recipient via said content presentation mechanism, said usage compliance mechanism monitoring said presenting of said content by stopping said content presentation mechanism from utilizing a commonly used data pathway of said content presentation mechanism for a presentation device and redirecting said content to a controlled data pathway different than said commonly used data pathway for all content presented on the same presentation device, said usage compliance mechanism stopping or disrupting the presenting of any of said content by suppressing passage of said content via said controlled data pathway when said presenting of said content is outside of a usage restriction applicable to said content, said content presentation mechanism enabled to present said content provided said content presentation mechanism is communicatively coupled with said server.