Sony patent to combat piracy by comparing load times.

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A patent describing a "method for validating legitimate media products" attributed to Sony Computer Entertainment surfaced this week. It was originally filed in August 2011, and the patent elaborates on a process by which a piece of media could be detected as legitimate (not pirated) by comparing two load times against a benchmark for the media.

As you can see in the chart above, the patent describes a secondary validation stage to which a serial number and the "user identification information" are checked against "reliable data, such as that sourced from the manufacturer or developer of the media title."
This information could include account names, location, IP addresses, the speed of the user's connection and product license numbers.

The secondary validation would account for load time errors caused by hardware issues, but would also be skipped entirely if the first cycle - the load time benchmark comparisons - checks out.

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PlusnetPosted:

Zwrq
MTV
Hall
Woobie What a smart move, really.


They're improving, slowly but surely.


Yea, until Anonymous decides to have fun with them again.


Ah, that was funny.


It will probably happen too.

imgurPosted:

SOG
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Hall
Woobie What a smart move, really.


They're improving, slowly but surely.


Let's just hope that they don't get hacked again this year.


I don't think they will, their security is looking pretty sharp right about now. They are coming to their senses.


I thought that when the PS3 launched.

imgurPosted:

MTV
Hall
Woobie What a smart move, really.


They're improving, slowly but surely.


Yea, until Anonymous decides to have fun with them again.


Ah, that was funny.

PlusnetPosted:

Hall
Woobie What a smart move, really.


They're improving, slowly but surely.


Yea, until Anonymous decides to have fun with them again.

SOGPosted:

xxL3g1tqu1cksc0pexx
Hall
Woobie What a smart move, really.


They're improving, slowly but surely.


Let's just hope that they don't get hacked again this year.


I don't think they will, their security is looking pretty sharp right about now. They are coming to their senses.

CentPosted:

Hall
Woobie What a smart move, really.


They're improving, slowly but surely.


Let's just hope that they don't get hacked again this year.

HallPosted:

Woobie What a smart move, really.


They're improving, slowly but surely.

DiorPosted:

This is good because it will stop illegal games

WoobiePosted:

What a smart move, really.

SOGPosted:

Zwrq I hope it doesn't turn out poorly, like the HDMI thing on the PS3.


What happened with HDMI on PS3? I've never used it before.


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