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Method and system for the secured distribution of multimedia titles

US5745678A · kind A · utility

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38Claims
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Filing dateAug 18, 1997
Grant dateApr 28, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 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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