公开(公告)号：US20120321279A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-20

申请号：US13161293

申请日：2011-06-15

申请人： Ronald Quan

发明人： Ronald Quan

IPC分类号： H04N9/80 ,  H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/913 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/4263 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/8355 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N2005/91314 ,  H04N2005/91378 ,  H04N2005/91385

摘要： An interactive or electronic programming guide is provided, wherein a receiving device such as a DVD or Blu-Ray player, PVR, recorder, set top box, etc., receives data or video signals as well as a trigger, flag or bit pattern signal. A processing and or encoding circuit provides programming, enabling, or disabling of a content control signal in response to the trigger, flag, or bit pattern signal and the content control signal is combined with the video signal to provide a content controlled video signal which provides resistance to a circumvention device (e.g., a “black box”).

摘要翻译： 提供了一种交互式或电子编程指南，其中诸如DVD或蓝光播放器，PVR，记录器，机顶盒等的接收装置接收数据或视频信号以及触发，标志或位模式信号 。 处理和/或编码电路响应于触发，标志或位模式信号提供对内容控制信号的编程，使能或禁用，并且内容控制信号与视频信号组合以提供内容控制的视频信号，其提供 抵抗规避装置（例如，黑盒子）。

公开(公告)号：US20100021133A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-28

申请号：US12574646

申请日：2009-10-06

申请人： Peter J. WONFOR ,  Alistair J. Knox ,  Jeremy J. Corcoran ,  John O. Ryan ,  Ronald Quan

发明人： Peter J. WONFOR ,  Alistair J. Knox ,  Jeremy J. Corcoran ,  John O. Ryan ,  Ronald Quan

IPC分类号： H04N5/91 ,  H04N7/167

CPC分类号： H04N7/171 ,  H04N5/913 ,  H04N2005/91314 ,  H04N2005/91371 ,  H04N2005/91378 ,  H04N2005/91385

摘要： Enhancements to a video anticopying process that causes an abnormally low amplitude video signal to be recorded on an illegal copy. In one version, positive going pulses are added to the video signal. The enhancements in one version introduce into the overscan portion of the television picture, just prior to the horizontal or vertical sync signals but in active video, a negative going waveform that appears to the television receiver or videotape recorder to be a sync signal, thereby causing an early horizontal or vertical retrace. One version provides (in the right overscan portion of the picture), a checker pattern of alternating gray and black areas which causes the TV set on which the illegal copy is played to horizontally retrace earlier than normal in selected lines with a consequential horizontal shift of the picture information on those lines. This substantially degrades picture viewability. In another version a gray pattern at the bottom overscan portion of the picture causes vertical picture instability. In another version selected horizontal sync signals are narrowed, causing irregular vertical retraces. Also provided is apparatus for removing or attenuating these enhancements from the video signal, to allow copying.

摘要翻译： 对视频防篡改过程的增强，导致异常低幅度的视频信号被记录在非法拷贝上。 在一个版本中，正向脉冲被加到视频信号中。 一个版本的增强功能在电视图像的过扫描部分之前，在水平或垂直同步信号之前，但是在活动视频中，将电视接收机或录像带录像机呈现为同步信号的负向波形，从而导致 早期水平或垂直回溯。 一个版本提供（在图片的右侧过扫描部分），交替的灰色和黑色区域的棋盘图案，使得非法拷贝播放的电视机在选定的行中比正常地水平回溯，伴随着相应的水平移位 这些线上的图片信息。 这显着降低了图像的可视性。 在另一个版本中，图片底部过扫描部分的灰色图案导致垂直图像不稳定。 在另一版本中，所选择的水平同步信号变窄，导致不规则的垂直回扫。 还提供了用于从视频信号中去除或衰减这些增强的装置，以允许复制。

公开(公告)号：US07620178B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-17

申请号：US11801099

申请日：2007-05-07

申请人： Peter J. Wonfor ,  Alistair J. Knox ,  Jeremy J. Corcoran ,  John O. Ryan ,  Ronald Quan

发明人： Peter J. Wonfor ,  Alistair J. Knox ,  Jeremy J. Corcoran ,  John O. Ryan ,  Ronald Quan

IPC分类号： H04N7/167

CPC分类号： H04N7/171 ,  H04N5/913 ,  H04N2005/91314 ,  H04N2005/91371 ,  H04N2005/91378 ,  H04N2005/91385

摘要： Enhancements to a video anticopying process that causes an abnormally low amplitude video signal to be recorded on an illegal copy. In one version, positive going pulses are added to the video signal. The enhancements in one version introduce into the overscan portion of the television picture, just prior to the horizontal or vertical sync signals but in active video, a negative going waveform that appears to the television receiver or videotape recorder to be a sync signal, thereby causing an early horizontal or vertical retrace. One version provides (in the right overscan portion of the picture), a checker pattern of alternating gray and black areas which causes the TV set on which the illegal copy is played to horizontally retrace earlier than normal in selected lines with a consequential horizontal shift of the picture information on those lines. This substantially degrades picture viewability. In another version a gray pattern at the bottom overscan portion of the picture causes vertical picture instability. In another version selected horizontal sync signals are narrowed, causing irregular vertical retraces. Also provided is apparatus for removing or attenuating these enhancements from the video signal, to allow copying.

摘要翻译： 对视频防篡改过程的增强，导致异常低幅度的视频信号被记录在非法拷贝上。 在一个版本中，正向脉冲被加到视频信号中。 一个版本的增强功能在电视图像的过扫描部分之前，在水平或垂直同步信号之前，但是在活动视频中，将电视接收机或录像带录像机呈现为同步信号的负向波形，从而导致 早期水平或垂直回溯。 一个版本提供（在图片的右侧过扫描部分），交替的灰色和黑色区域的棋盘图案，使得非法拷贝播放的电视机在选定的行中比正常地水平回溯，伴随着相应的水平移位 这些线上的图片信息。 这显着降低了图像的可视性。 在另一个版本中，图片底部过扫描部分的灰色图案导致垂直图像不稳定。 在另一版本中，所选择的水平同步信号变窄，导致不规则的垂直回扫。 还提供了用于从视频信号中去除或衰减这些增强的装置，以允许复制。

公开(公告)号：US20050091498A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-28

申请号：US10690860

申请日：2003-10-22

申请人： Ian Williams ,  Michael Diamond

发明人： Ian Williams ,  Michael Diamond

IPC分类号： G11B20/00 ,  H04L9/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N5/85 ,  H04N5/907 ,  H04N5/913

CPC分类号： G11B20/00086 ,  G11B20/00826 ,  G11B20/00884 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/772 ,  H04N5/85 ,  H04N5/907 ,  H04N5/913 ,  H04N21/41415 ,  H04N21/42653 ,  H04N21/4318 ,  H04N21/440254 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/8358 ,  H04N21/8453 ,  H04N2005/91335 ,  H04N2005/91357 ,  H04N2005/91364 ,  H04N2005/91385 ,  H04N2005/91392

摘要： Method and apparatus for protecting image content. In an embodiment, tags are used to identify how to alter image content. A graphics processor is configured to process the tags and to alter the image responsive to the tags. In another embodiment, a graphics processor is configured to alter image content unless a key is provided to the graphics processor.

摘要翻译： 用于保护图像内容的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，标签用于识别如何改变图像内容。 图形处理器被配置为处理标签并响应于标签改变图像。 在另一个实施例中，图形处理器被配置为改变图像内容，除非将键提供给图形处理器。

公开(公告)号：US06285765B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-04

申请号：US09070958

申请日：1998-05-01

申请人： Ronald Quan

发明人： Ronald Quan

IPC分类号： H04N5931

CPC分类号： H04N7/171 ,  H04N5/913 ,  H04N2005/91314 ,  H04N2005/91371 ,  H04N2005/91378 ,  H04N2005/91385

摘要： Copy protection for composite video signals is well known. Copy protection, while it does not prohibit making a copy per se, does render any copy (recording) of the video signal relatively unviewable so that the viewer's enjoyment of the picture is severely reduced or none. Methods for reducing the effects and/or defeating copy protection are also known. The present method and apparatus reduce effects of added copy protection pulses by further adding other pulses that counteract the gain reduction caused by the copy protection pulses of the type known as automatic gain control (AGC) or pseudo-sync pulses.

摘要翻译： 复合视频信号的复制保护是众所周知的。 复制保护虽然不禁止复制本身，但却使得视频信号的复制（录制）相对不可观看，使得观看者对图像的欣赏被严重降低或没有。 减少效果和/或破坏复制保护的方法也是已知的。 本方法和装置通过进一步添加抵消由称为自动增益控制（AGC）或伪同步脉冲的类型的复制保护脉冲引起的增益减小的其他脉冲来减少附加的复制保护脉冲的影响。

公开(公告)号：US5680454A

公开(公告)日：1997-10-21

申请号：US511123

申请日：1995-08-04

申请人： Donald C. Mead

发明人： Donald C. Mead

IPC分类号： H04N5/913 ,  H04N7/167 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04L9/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/25891 ,  H04N5/913 ,  H04N7/1675 ,  H04N2005/91385 ,  H04N2005/91392

摘要： A method and system of displaying an image sequence containing a plurality of image frames to inhibit an unauthorized duplication thereof by a camera. The method includes steps of generating a pseudo-random noise sequence, and displaying the image sequence at a frame rate which is varied for successive pairs of the image frames in dependence upon the pseudo-random noise sequence. The frame rate is varied within a predetermined range about a nominal frame rate for the image sequence such that the variations are imperceptible by a human observer. The system includes a pseudo-random sequence generator (30) which generates the pseudo-random noise sequence, and a display device (36) to display the image sequence at a frame rate which is varied in dependence upon the pseudo-random noise sequence.

摘要翻译： 一种显示包含多个图像帧的图像序列以防止相机未经授权复制的方法和系统。 该方法包括以下步骤：产生伪随机噪声序列，并以根据伪随机噪声序列为连续的图像帧对变化的帧速率显示图像序列。 帧速率在关于图像序列的标称帧速率的预定范围内变化，使得变化不被人类观察者察觉。 该系统包括产生伪随机噪声序列的伪随机序列发生器（30），以及以根据伪随机噪声序列变化的帧速率显示图像序列的显示装置（36）。

公开(公告)号：US5262874A

公开(公告)日：1993-11-16

申请号：US534391

申请日：1990-06-06

申请人： John O. Ryan

发明人： John O. Ryan

IPC分类号： H04N5/913 ,  H04N7/167 ,  H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04N5/913 ,  H04N21/4325 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N7/1675 ,  H04N2005/91385

摘要： Copy protected video signals employing field-length-modulation (FLM) are effectively recorded by a VCR by stripping the rate-varying vertical sync pulses from the FLM video and reinserting constant rate vertical sync pulses having a rate equal to the mean frequency or half the mean frequency of the FLM sync pulses. Display of the recorded video on a conventional television monitor or set is achieved by removing the constant rate vertical sync pulses and reinstating the rate-varying FLM sync pulses. Timing marks placed at locations of stripped FLM sync pulses are used to position reinserted FLM sync pulses during playback of recorded video. Video gaps created by removed constant rate sync pulses are filled either with video information from a contiguous scan line or a filler signal to improve the appearance of the picture.

摘要翻译： 通过剥离来自FLM视频的速率变化垂直同步脉冲并重新插入具有等于平均频率的速率的恒定速率垂直同步脉冲，或者将平均频率的一半或更大的一半，通过VCR有效地记录采用场长度调制（FLM）的受保护视频信号 FLM同步脉冲的平均频率。 通过去除恒定速率垂直同步脉冲并恢复速率变化的FLM同步脉冲来实现在常规电视监视器或设置上的记录视频的显示。 放置在剥离的FLM同步脉冲的位置的定时标记用于在录制的视频的播放期间定位重新插入的FLM同步脉冲。 由去除的恒定速率同步脉冲创建的视频间隙由来自连续扫描线或填充信号的视频信息填充以改善图像的外观。

公开(公告)号：US20080276325A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-06

申请号：US12150901

申请日：2008-04-30

申请人： Ronald Quan

发明人： Ronald Quan

IPC分类号： G06F21/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/462 ,  H04N5/913 ,  H04N7/162 ,  H04N7/24 ,  H04N21/23418 ,  H04N2005/91314 ,  H04N2005/91357 ,  H04N2005/91385

摘要： A method and apparatus is provided for generating or providing any of various types of modifications purposely made to generally known signals, waveforms, conditions, functions, etc. The modifications are sensed, read, detected or interpreted to provide a content control command indicative of the difference between the original signal, waveform, condition, functions, etc., and the modified signal, waveform, condition, function, etc. The content control command may be used to provide content control for a content control system, which in turn may provide control of a selected compliant device.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法和装置，用于产生或提供对通常已知的信号，波形，条件，功能等有目的地进行的各种类型的修改中的任何一种。修改被感测，读取，检测或解释，以提供指示 原始信号，波形，条件，功能等之间的差异以及修改的信号，波形，条件，功能等。内容控制命令可以用于为内容控制系统提供内容控制，内容控制系统又可以提供 控制所选择的兼容设备。

公开(公告)号：US07352863B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-01

申请号：US11206093

申请日：2005-08-16

申请人： Ronald Quan

发明人： Ronald Quan

IPC分类号： H04N7/167

CPC分类号： H04N7/171 ,  H04N5/913 ,  H04N2005/91314 ,  H04N2005/91371 ,  H04N2005/91378 ,  H04N2005/91385

摘要： Enhancements to a video anticopying process that causes an abnormally low amplitude video signal to be recorded on a illegal copy. The enhancement in one version include a negative going waveform that appears to the television receiver or videotape recorder to be a sync signal, thereby causing an early horizontal or vertical retrace. In another version, selected horizontal sync pulses are narrowed, causing irregular vertical retraces. In another version, post-pseudo sync pulses that have a minimum level above the minimum level of sync pulses are added to enhance anti-copy effectiveness. The post pseudo-sync pulses may be amplitude modulated.

摘要翻译： 增强视频防篡改过程，导致异常低幅度的视频信号被记录在非法副本上。 一个版本中的增强包括电视接收机或录像带录像机看起来是同步信号的负走波形，从而导致早期的水平或垂直回扫。 在另一个版本中，所选择的水平同步脉冲变窄，导致不规则的垂直回扫。 在另一版本中，添加具有高于同步脉冲的最小电平的最小电平的后伪同步脉冲，以增强抗拷贝的有效性。 后期伪同步脉冲可以是幅度调制的。

公开(公告)号：US20070206794A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-06

申请号：US11801099

申请日：2007-05-07

申请人： Peter Wonfor ,  Alistair Knox ,  Jeremy Corcoran ,  John Ryan ,  Ronald Quan

发明人： Peter Wonfor ,  Alistair Knox ,  Jeremy Corcoran ,  John Ryan ,  Ronald Quan

IPC分类号： H04N7/167

CPC分类号： H04N7/171 ,  H04N5/913 ,  H04N2005/91314 ,  H04N2005/91371 ,  H04N2005/91378 ,  H04N2005/91385

摘要： Enhancements to a video anticopying process that causes an abnormally low amplitude video signal to be recorded on an illegal copy. In one version, positive going pulses are added to the video signal. The enhancements in one version introduce into the overscan portion of the television picture, just prior to the horizontal or vertical sync signals but in active video, a negative going waveform that appears to the television receiver or videotape recorder to be a sync signal, thereby causing an early horizontal or vertical retrace. One version provides (in the right overscan portion of the picture), a checker pattern of alternating gray and black areas which causes the TV set on which the illegal copy is played to horizontally retrace earlier than normal in selected lines with a consequential horizontal shift of the picture information on those lines. This substantially degrades picture viewability. In another version a gray pattern at the bottom overscan portion of the picture causes vertical picture instability. In another version selected horizontal sync signals are narrowed, causing irregular vertical retraces. Also provided is apparatus for removing or attenuating these enhancements from the video signal, to allow copying.

摘要翻译： 对视频防篡改过程的增强，导致异常低幅度的视频信号被记录在非法拷贝上。 在一个版本中，正向脉冲被加到视频信号中。 一个版本的增强功能在电视图像的过扫描部分之前，在水平或垂直同步信号之前，但是在活动视频中，将电视接收机或录像带录像机呈现为同步信号的负向波形，从而导致 早期水平或垂直回溯。 一个版本提供（在图片的右侧过扫描部分），交替的灰色和黑色区域的棋盘图案，使得非法拷贝播放的电视机在选定的行中比正常地水平回溯，伴随着相应的水平移位 这些线上的图片信息。 这显着降低了图像的可视性。 在另一个版本中，图片底部过扫描部分的灰色图案导致垂直图像不稳定。 在另一版本中，所选择的水平同步信号变窄，导致不规则的垂直回扫。 还提供了用于从视频信号中去除或衰减这些增强的装置，以允许复制。