METHODS, MEDIA, AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING, ENCRYPTING, AND DETERMINING CONTENT USAGE, AND IDENTIFYING LARGE CONTENT FILES

摘要

A method for determining and reporting content usage is disclosed. The method includes determining that a content file is accessed in a network device, determining a range of data rates of file access resulting from user consumption of the content file based on the type of the content file, and measuring a data rate at which the content file is accessed. The method further includes determining that the content file is accessed by a user for consumption by use of the determined range and the measured data rate, and upon determining that the content file is accessed by the user for consumption, reporting the user's consumption of the content file to a server.