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Method and apparatus for authenticating content in a portable device

US6802004B1 · kind B1 · utility

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22Claims
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Filing dateJun 30, 2000
Grant dateOct 5, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2221/2135
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable device receives content from a computer and a signature certificate. The signature certificate is derived from content after the content successfully passes a watermark screening process. The portable device compares the received signature certificate to the received content. The content is only played in the portable device when the received signature certificate authenticates the received content as passing the watermark screening process.

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