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Content provider with multi-device secure application integration

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Active Publication Date: 2014-10-01
SPOTIFY
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But DRM technology and strict licensing terms between content providers and content owners / producers often prevent legitimate content providers from providing fast, easy and broad access to their content catalogs

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[0030] Media consumption using electronic devices is becoming more and more common. Users are increasingly consuming music, movies, television shows, podcasts, etc. on devices such as laptop computers, tablet computers, mp3 and other digital media players, mobile phones, and the like. Media content can be delivered to these devices in a variety of different ways. For example, many broadcast providers (eg, radio stations, television networks) provide access to their broadcast programming via the Internet. Users can browse to web pages (or use specialized software and / or hardware) associated with these providers to access content in real time. In another content distribution model, users may purchase media content items from an online marketplace, storing the content items as long as they wish. For example, a user may pay a third party in exchange for downloading audio tracks, movies, audio books, etc. directly to his computer. In these cases, the content item may be playable...

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Methods and systems for providing access to content are disclosed. The method is performed at least in part at a client computer system having a processor and memory. The method includes executing a host application associated with a first party. In some implementations, the host application is a media player. The method further includes initiating a secure communication channel between the host application and a server associated with the first party. The method further includes executing a supplemental application associated with a second party. The method further includes accessing, with the supplemental application, content licensed to the first party, wherein the licensed content is accessible to the supplemental application via the secure communication channel subject to terms of a licensing agreement. In some implementations, the content is media content, such as music, movies, and the like.

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technical field [0001] The disclosed embodiments generally relate to controlling and playing back media content. Background technique [0002] In order to meet the requirements of owners and producers of digital content such as music, movies, etc., the distribution of digital content requires many commercial and technical safeguards. Digital content providers (providers) often must take steps to prevent these unauthorized computer programs from accessing their content due to concerns that applications may illegally copy, display or distribute the protected content. In addition, legitimate content providers often license content from owners and / or producers (e.g., artists, record labels, movie studios, etc.), and the license terms usually require adequate safeguards to protect the licensed content from Pirated. Accordingly, distributors of such content often use digital rights management ("DRM") tools to prevent copying and recording of their content. But DRM technology an...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F21/10
CPCH04L63/10G06F21/10G06F21/62G06Q20/1235
Inventor M·R·阿雷里德M·G·奥伦法尔克
Owner SPOTIFY