System to ensure that all audio-visual optical disc types are properly screened for watermarks
US7747875B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B20/00884
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for processing data and content includes at least one drive and a player (that may be implemented by software). At least some of the content is protected using a content scrambling scheme such as audio or video watermarking. The drive and player cooperate to operate in a lockable mode wherein if protected content is provided to the drive, the drive and player are interlocked so that the content is presented by the player only in accordance with consistent with protection scheme being used, and cannot be presented by any other player. Moreover, in the locked mode, protected content may not be accepted from any other drive. The drive and player are switched to an unlockded mode by presenting to the drive unprotected content.
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