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Apparatus and method for preventing unauthorized use of information recorded on an information recording medium

US6289102A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 1997
Grant dateSep 11, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2005/91364
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An information recording medium includes a lead-in area and a data recording area. Key information is recorded in the lead-in area. Scrambled data is recorded in the data recording area. The scrambled data is descrambled based on the key information.

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