Digital Content Insurance and Restoration

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for monitoring a browser's download activity to detect a download event associated with a digital content file, to determine an insurance policy related to the digital content file, and to provide a user with an option to insure the digital content file as described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cloud-based method of providing digital content insurance comprising:
 sending a request, by a browser to a content server, for a digital content file;   monitoring activity of the browser to detect a download event associated with the downloading of the digital content file, wherein the download event is the sending of the request;   sending a request, by an insuring element to a download protection (DLP) server for an insurance policy related to the digital content file, wherein the request for the insurance policy is sent based on a detection of the download event and prior to a downloading of the digital content file to an apparatus hosting the browser;   receiving, as user input, a selection indicating a desire to insure the digital content file; and   uploading, subsequent to said downloading, the digital content file to the download protection server based on said receiving of the selection.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing a user with an option to insure the digital content file based at least in part on the insurance policy. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein monitoring activity of the browser to detect a download event associated with the downloading of the digital content file comprises monitoring for a user indication of a download event. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the digital content file comprises at least one of a movie, a music file, a photo and a video. 
     
     
         5 . A method of restoring insured digital content comprising:
 receiving a restoration request for an insured digital file;   receiving user credentials;   validating the restoration request based on the received user credentials; and   providing access to a copy of the digital file.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein a first payment is provided when generating an insurance policy associated with the digital file, and wherein the method further comprises receiving a second payment when access is provided to the digital file. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein providing access to a copy of the digital file comprises allowing a user associated with the received user credentials to download a copy of the digital file. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein providing access to a copy of the digital file comprises providing physical media storing the digital file. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the digital file is provided to a first user device proximate to the time of generating an insurance policy associated with the digital file; and wherein the copy of the digital file is provided to a second device. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the digital content file comprises at least one of a movie, a music file, a photo and a video. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the method is performed via a cloud computing system. 
     
     
         12 . A method of insuring digital content stored on a user device comprising:
 scanning a plurality of digital files stored on a user device;   determining that one or more of the plurality of digital files is eligible for insuring;   generating an insurance policy associated with at least one of the digital files determined to be eligible for insuring; and   copying the at least one of the digital files to a storage location remote from the user device.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising receiving a user selection of at least one of the digital files determined to be eligible for insuring, the selection indicating a desire to generate an insurance policy associated with the selection. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein copying the at least one of the digital files to a storage location remote from the user device occurs during user downtime. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one of the digital files determined to be eligible for insuring comprises at least one of a movie, a music file, a photo and a video. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein at least a portion of the method is performed via a cloud computing system.