Patent ID: 8818169

Claim:
A method of controlling playback of media content, the method comprising: receiving a delivery indication that a disc having media content stored thereon has been physically received by a user at a delivery location; receiving an authorization code and a disc identifier via a web interface, wherein the authorization code is determined by a disc player in response to the disc being inserted into the disc player; determining whether the user is authorized to playback the media content on the disc player based on the disc identifier, the delivery indication, and the authorization code; determining a current location of the user; determining if the current location is less than a predetermined distance away from the delivery location; and if the user is determined to be authorized to playback the media content on the disc player, and if the current location is determined to be less than the predetermined distance away from the delivery location, providing an unlock code via the web interface wherein the unlock code is to be entered via the disc player to allow the playback of the media content.