Method and apparatus for detecting protection of audio and video signals

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6356704
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08878249

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A method and apparatus for protecting access to audio and/or video data is accomplished when data is received, where the data may be audio data and/or video data. Having received the data, it is interpreted to determine whether an embedded data access parameter is active. If so, an indication of the particular type of data access is generated. The data access parameter may control access to the data as at least one of: copy restrictions, viewing restrictions, and/or use restrictions. The indication is subsequently provided to a computer system such that unauthorized accessing, including unauthorized copying, of the video and/or audio data is prohibited.

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ATI TECHNOLOGIES33 COMMERCE VALLEY DRIVE EAST THORNHILL ONTARIO L3T 7

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Birmingham, Blair Scarborough, CA 4 53
Callway, Edward George Toronto, CA 6 69
Karanovic, Marinko Don Mills, CA 14 163

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