- Number
- 20200380487
- Published
- 2020-12-03
- Filed
- 2020-08-17
- Assignee
- Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Inventors
- Arana; Mark
- CPC
- G06Q20/1235; G06F21/10; G06F21/105
- Verdict
- Set aside generic media content delivery/DRM, business plumbing (pre-grant)
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
Abstract
The present disclosure provides for systems and methods for delivering and unlocking restricted media content on physical media. The disclosed methods and systems provide restricted media assets on a physical media. The restricted media assets may be ad-sponsored media content. Restrictions on the restricted media assets may be removed by providing an unlock code, either on an online or offline media player. In the ad-sponsored media context, an unlocked version might comprise an ad-free version.
Background
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure relates generally to physical media, and more particularly to systems and methods for providing media content on physical media.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present disclosure may be embodied in a method comprising: providing a physical media configured to be played on an offline media player, the physical media comprising one or more restricted digital media assets and a unique identifier; and providing a user with an unlock code corresponding to the unique identifier, wherein the unlock code unlocks one or more of the restricted digital media assets when the physical media is played on the offline media player.
The unique identifier may identify the physical media, and the unlock code may unlock all restricted digital media assets on the physical media.
In a more specific embodiment, the physical media may further comprise a plurality of subsets, each subset comprising one or more restricted digital media assets, and a plurality of unique identifiers, each of the plurality of unique identifiers identifying one of the plurality of subsets. In this configuration, the unlock code may unlock only those restricted digital media assets that are part of the subset identified by the unique identifier. In one aspect of this embodiment, the unique identifier may be used to derive the unlock code. In a further aspect, the physical media may be identified by a disc identifier, and the unique identifier and the disc identifi
Claims
22. A method comprising: providing, to an entertainment system, a first set of digital media assets, a second set of digital media assets, and a unique identifier associated with the second set of digital media assets, wherein the first set of digital media assets are accessible upon receipt by the entertainment system, and wherein the second set of digital media assets are accessible by the entertainment system using an unlock code; receiving a request for access to the second set of digital media assets, the request including the unique identifier associated with the second set of digital media assets; obtaining, in response to the request, the unlock code using the unique identifier; and providing the obtained unlock code to the entertainment system to enable the entertainment system to play the second set of digital media assets.
30. A system comprising: a memory storing a first set of digital media assets, a second set of digital media assets, and a unique identifier associated with the second set of digital media assets, wherein the first set of digital media assets are accessible upon receipt by an entertainment system, and wherein the second set of digital media assets are accessible by the entertainment system using an unlock code; a processor configured to: provide, to the entertainment system, the first set of digital media assets, the second set of digital media assets, and the unique identifier associated with the second set of digital media assets; receive a request for access to the second set of digital media assets, the request including the unique identifier associated with the second set of digital media assets; obtain, in response to the request, the unlock code using the unique identifier, and provide the obtained unlock code to the entertainment system to enable the entertainment system to play the second set of digital media assets.
38. A method for use by a media server having a memory storing a first set of digital media assets including a version of a media content asset with advertisements, a second set of digital media assets including an advertisement-free version of the media content asset, and a unique identifier associated with the second set of digital media assets, the method comprising: providing, to the entertainment system, a first set of digital media assets including the version of a media content asset with the advertisements; receiving, from the entertainment system, a request for access to the second set of digital media assets, the request including the unique identifier associated with the second set of digital media assets; obtaining, in response to the request, an unlock code using the unique identifier; and providing, to the entertainment system, in response to obtaining the unlock code, the second set of digital media assets including the advertisement-free version of the media content asset.