Method and device for processing a multimedia stream to verify access rights
US11039223B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8193
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for processing multimedia streams, in particular to verify access rights to a content of said multimedia stream, the multimedia stream being provided by a server device connected to a communication network, and downloadable by a client device via data formatted in a markup language, by using software for browsing and displaying data formatted in a markup language, cooperating with software for reading multimedia streams, the multimedia stream comprising at least one video stream able to be displayed in the form of pixels in a display zone (42, 44, 46, 48) of a display screen of the client device. The method includes determining a display zone (42), allocated by said browsing and display software to the software for reading multimedia streams in order to display a video stream extracted from said multimedia stream, and recording at least one digital image formed by values of the pixels to be displayed in the display zone (42) determined at a given time.
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