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Anti-piracy video tape system has anti-piracy components added to the luminance signal and the color difference signals

US5243411A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 1992
Grant dateSep 7, 1993
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/1696
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An anti-piracy signal generating circuit for generating anti-piracy signal components on a video signal reproduced by a first video unit, the signal components being interleaved to a frequency f.sub.H in the band of the video signal in accordance with the video signal components and a signal superimposing circuit for superimposing the anti-piracy signal components intermittenly on the luminance signal, first color difference signal, and second color difference signal.

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