DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT USING SONIC SIGNAL CONFIRMATION
A method for preventing digital content misuse can include detecting, by a client-side computing device, that the client-side computing device is paired to a viewing device such that, after being paired, the client-side computing device can cause digital content received from a remote server to be presented on a display of the viewing device; after detecting that the client-side computing device is paired to the viewing device, detecting, by the client-side computing device, that the client-side computing device has been unpaired from the viewing device; and in response to detecting that the client-side computing device has been unpaired from the viewing device, executing a remedial action.
1 . A system for confirming an authorized user presence, the system comprising:
a client-side computing device configured to present sonic signals during access of digital content;
a user device configured to detect the sonic signals presented by the client-side computing device and transmit confirmation messages when the sonic signals are detected;
a server configured to:
receive the confirmation messages from the user device;
determine a number of unconfirmed sonic signals that were not detected by the user device; and
execute a remedial action when the number of unconfirmed sonic signals exceeds a threshold.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the sonic signals comprise audio signals with embedded codes that are included in the confirmation messages transmitted by the user device.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the server is further configured to transmit a schedule for presenting the sonic signals to the client-side computing device.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the remedial action comprises disabling access to the digital content on the client-side computing device.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the user device enters a sonic signal detection mode upon detecting a visible code presented on the client-side computing device.
6 . A method for confirming an authorized user presence, the method comprising:
presenting, by a client-side computing device, sonic signals during access of digital content;
detecting, by a user device, the presented sonic signals;
transmitting, by the user device, confirmation messages when the sonic signals are detected;
determining, by a server, a number of unconfirmed sonic signals that were not detected by the user device; and
executing, by the server, a remedial action when the number of unconfirmed sonic signals exceeds a threshold.
7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising embedding codes in the sonic signals that are included in the confirmation messages transmitted by the user device.
8 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising transmitting a schedule for presenting the sonic signals from the server to the client-side computing device.
9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the remedial action comprises disabling access to the digital content on the client-side computing device.
10 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising entering a sonic signal detection mode on the user device upon detecting a visible code presented on the client-side computing device.
11 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause a server to:
receive confirmation messages from a user device indicating detection of sonic signals presented by a client-side computing device during access of digital content;
determine a number of unconfirmed sonic signals that were not detected by the user device; and
execute a remedial action when the number of unconfirmed sonic signals exceeds a threshold.
12 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the sonic signals comprise audio signals with embedded codes that are included in the confirmation messages transmitted by the user device.
13 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11 , storing additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the server to transmit a schedule for presenting the sonic signals to the client-side computing device.
14 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the remedial action comprises causing disabling of access to the digital content on the client-side computing device.
15 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11 , storing additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the server to enable the user device to enter a sonic signal detection mode upon detecting a visible code presented on the client-side computing device.