IP Library Granted Patent US 7,907,248
Granted Patent B2
US 7,907,248 · App. 11/920,900 · Granted Mar 15, 2011

Movie copy protection

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Patent No.
US 7,907,248
App. No.
11/920,900
Granted
Mar 15, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for frustrating piracy of a movie, the movie including a plurality of filmed frames, each of the filmed frames including an image, the method including editing the movie prior to projection such that different regions of the image of one of the filmed frames are in different frames so that the different regions will be projected at different times, and repeating the editing for other ones of the filmed frames. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

Claims (11)

1. A method for frustrating piracy of a movie, the movie including a plurality of filmed frames, each of the filmed frames including an image, the method comprising:

editing the movie prior to projection such that different regions of the image of one of the filmed frames are in different frames so that the different regions will be projected at different times; and

repeating the editing for other ones of the filmed frames.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the different regions are non-intersecting regions of the image of the one filmed frame.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising physically duplicating the one filmed frame yielding a first projected frame and a second projected frame, the first projected frame including one of the different regions, the second projected frame including another of the different regions.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the editing includes editing out at least one region in each of the first projected frame and the second projected frame leaving behind the different regions.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising analyzing the image of the one filmed frame in order to decide a most suitable way to divide up the image of the one filmed frame thereby determining the different regions.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a shape of at least one of the different regions changes between the one filmed frame and another one of the filmed frames.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a location of at least one of the different regions changes between the one filmed frame and another one of the filmed frames.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein an orientation of at least one of the different regions changes between the one filmed frame and another one of the filmed frames.

9. A tangible film medium including a movie edited by the method of claim 1 .

Assignments (8)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE 26 APPLICATION NUMBERS ERRONEOUSLY RECORDED AGAINST ON THE ATTACHED LIST PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 048513 FRAME: 0297. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Mar 18, 2021
From: NDS LIMITED
To: SYNAMEDIA LIMITED
Reel/Frame 056623/0708 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 6, 2019
From: NDS LIMITED
To: SYNAMEDIA LIMITED
Reel/Frame 048513/0297 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2018
From: BEAUMARIS NETWORKS LLC; CISCO SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL S.A.R.L.; CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.; CISCO VIDEO TECHNOLOGIES FRANCE
To: NDS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047420/0600 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2013
From: NDS LIMITED
To: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 030258/0465 →
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTERESTS Recorded Mar 29, 2011
From: J.P.MORGAN EUROPE LIMITED
To: NDS LIMITED; NEWS DATACOM LIMITED
Reel/Frame 026042/0124 →
RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY INTERESTS Recorded Mar 11, 2011
From: NDS HOLDCO, INC.
To: NDS LIMITED; NEWS DATACOM LIMITED
Reel/Frame 025940/0710 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 18, 2009
From: NDS LIMITED; NEWS DATACOM LIMITED
To: NDS HOLDCO, INC.
Reel/Frame 022703/0071 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 14, 2009
From: NDS LIMITED; NEWS DATACOM LIMITED
To: J.P. MORGAN EUROPE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 022678/0712 →