this are citations from the patent that microsoft has since November, 01. 2012.
all from here, the patent-online-thingy of the us-government:
http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...04".PGNR.&OS=DN/20120278904&RS=DN/20120278904
i split the postings because one would be very long and hard to read thoroughly. but this is very important, so i citet the infos which deemed me important and packed it here. so i hope that doenst get a warning-but if it does-its worth. this shit scares the hellout of me. and i should do the same with you.
i CITE: (boldness added by me..)
"1. A method of distributing content to a user, comprising: providing a selection of content available to the user; for each content, presenting a licensing option comprising associating a performance of the content with an individual user's consumption of the content at a display device; receiving a selection of one of the content and a license display option for said content; presenting the content to the display device if a number of user performances allowed for the content is equal to or less than the license option for which the selection is received; and monitoring the presentation of the content at the device to determine the number of users consuming the content during the performance.
[...]
5. The method of claim 1
further including continuously monitoring a number of users at a display device during the performance of the content.
6. The method of claim 5 further including determining whether a number of users at a display device exceeds the license option during the performance of the content.
[...]
8. [b}A computer implemented[/b]* method for distributing limited play content to a user, comprising: transmitting a selection of audiovisual content to a display device, each content having one or more associated license option, each license option allowing a specified number one or more presentations to one or more users on the display device; receiving a selection of one of the content and a selection of a licensing option for said content; determining a number of users at the display device prior to presenting the content; presenting the content on the display device if the number of users at the display device is equal to or lower than that specified in the licensing option; and monitoring the presentation of the content to determine a number of viewers of the content during presentation of the content at the display device.
9. The method of claim 8 further including
continuously monitoring a number of users at a presentation device during the presentation of the content
[...]
13. The method of claim 12** further including determining a user view by
determining at least a number of users within a display area of a display device for a duration of the presentation exceeding a threshold.
14. The method of claim 12 further including
identifying specific users within a display areaof a display device and associating a duration of the presentation with each user, and determining a user view when performance of the content to an identified user exceeds a threshold. "
15. receiving a selection of one of the content and a license display option for said content; scanning a display area of a display device selected for performance of the content; determining a number of users capable of viewing the performance at the display device; determining if the license display option is met; presenting the content on the device if a number of user views allowed for the content within a specific time period is equal to or less than the selection of the license display option; continuously monitoring the presentation of the content to determine the number of users consuming the content during the performance.
*so this shit will? might come to pcs...
**[like 8 and recognizing wherein]license option comprises a limited display of user views of the content
capcha: dead ringer..
the bells of death for microfuck
i wont buy that shit.