SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC DIGITAL COPY FOR PHYSICAL MEDIA PURCHASE

摘要

A system and method for giving access to streaming media that is associated with purchased physical media item is disclosed herein. Upon the purchase of a physical media item, a unique identifier is received. The unique identifier is analyzed to determine if the unique identifier is associated with a streaming service account. If so, the streaming service account is modified to grant access to streaming media that is associated with the physical media. The user is notified of the availability of the streaming media. The user can then initiate playback of the streaming media. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a unique identifier upon a purchase of a physical media item; determining if the unique identifier is associated with a streaming service account; if the unique identifier is associated with the streaming service account, modifying the streaming service account to grant access to streaming media associated with the physical media item; notifying a user of the availability of the streaming media associated with the physical media item; receiving a request to initiate playback of the streaming media associated with the physical media item; and transmitting the streaming media associated with the physical media item to the user for playback.