Method and system for the secured distribution of multimedia titles

USRE38375E1 · kind E1 · reissue

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Amir Herzberg · Ramat Gan, IL
• Hugo M. Krawczyk · Tarrytown, US
• Shay Kutten · Rockaway, US
• An V. Le · Manassas, US
• Stephen M. Matyas · Manassas, US
• Marcel Mordechay Yung · New York, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 27, 2000
• Grant date: Dec 30, 2003
• Expiry date: Apr 27, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

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.