Method and system for the secured distribution of multimedia titles
US5745678A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2211/008
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for detecting authorized programs within a data processing system. The present invention creates a validation structure for validating a program. The validation structure is embedded in the program and in response to an initiation of the program, a determination is made as to whether the program is an authorized program. The determination is made using the validation structure.
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