US6449425B1
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Information signal output control method, information signal duplication prevention method, information signal duplication prevention device, and information signal recording medium
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1998-01-15
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Granted: 2002-09-10
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Expires: 2018-01-15
Abstract
Abstract If only any of a pair of an SS anti-duplication control signal S 5 and copy guard signal S 6 generated correlatively each other added on the video signal played back from the disk is detected, or if the specific anti-duplication control signal is not detected, the video signal recorded in the disk is judged to be an illegally duplicated video signal, and the output control signal generation section controls the output control section so as not to output the playback video signal S 4.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Ogino
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:56
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/00086; G11B20/00884; G11B20/00913; H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/91; H04N5/92; G11B20/00731; G11B20/00746; G11B20/00753; G11B20/00768; H04N5/913; H04N2005/91307; H04N2005/91321; H04N2005/91328; H04N2005/9135; H04N2005/91357; H04N2005/91371
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
An information signal output control method, comprising the steps of: detecting first and second duplication control signals of different types generated correlatively and added to an information signal to be output, wherein said first duplication control signal is attached to said information signal on an interval of a vertical retrace line erasing period, and said second duplication control signal is a wide-band low-level duplication control signal produced by processing a narrow band high-level duplication control signal and is superimposed on said information signal; and performing output control of said information signal in response to a result of said detecting of said first and second duplication control signals of different types, whereby when both of said first and second duplication control signals are detected said information signal is output, when both of said first and second duplication control signals are not detected said information signal is output, and when only one of said first and second duplication control signals is detected said information signal is not output.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
An information signal output control method, comprising the steps of: detecting first and second duplication control signals of different types generated correlatively and added to an information signal to be output, wherein said first duplication control signal is attached to said information signal on an interval of a vertical retrace line erasing period, and said second duplication control signal is a wide-band low-level duplication control signal produced by processing a narrow band high-level duplication control signal and is superimposed on said information signal; and performing output control of said information signal in response to a result of said detecting of said first and second duplication control signals of different types, whereby when both of said first and second duplication control signals are detected said information signal is output, when both of said first and second duplication control signals are not detected said information signal is output, and when only one of said first and second duplication control signals is detected said information signal is not output.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The information signal output control method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said second duplication control signal is a spectrally spread duplication control signal superimposed on said information signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
171 words
An information signal duplication prevention method, comprising the steps of: generating first and second duplication control signals of different types correlatively; adding said first and second duplication control signals to an information signal, wherein said first duplication control signal is attached to said information signal on an interval of a vertical retrace line erasing period, and said second duplication control signal is a wide-band low-level duplication control signal produced by processing a narrow band high-level duplication control signal and is superimposed on said information signal; detecting said first and second duplication control signals; and performing output control of said information signal in response to a result of said detecting first and second duplication control signals, whereby when both of said first and second duplication control signals are detected said information signal is output, when both of said first and second duplication control signals are not detected said information signal is output, and when only one of said first and second duplication control signals is detected said information signal is not output.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
171 words
An information signal duplication prevention method, comprising the steps of: generating first and second duplication control signals of different types correlatively; adding said first and second duplication control signals to an information signal, wherein said first duplication control signal is attached to said information signal on an interval of a vertical retrace line erasing period, and said second duplication control signal is a wide-band low-level duplication control signal produced by processing a narrow band high-level duplication control signal and is superimposed on said information signal; detecting said first and second duplication control signals; and performing output control of said information signal in response to a result of said detecting first and second duplication control signals, whereby when both of said first and second duplication control signals are detected said information signal is output, when both of said first and second duplication control signals are not detected said information signal is output, and when only one of said first and second duplication control signals is detected said information signal is not output.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The information signal duplication prevention method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said second duplication control signal is a spectrally spread duplication control signal superimposed on said information signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The information signal duplication prevention method as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising the step of outputting notice information when said information signal is not output.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
179 words
An information signal output device comprising: duplication control signal detection means for detecting first and second duplication control signals of different types generated correlatively and added to an information signal to be output, wherein said first duplication control signal is attached to said information signal on an interval of a vertical retrace line erasing period, and said second duplication control signal is a wide-band low-level duplication control signal produced by processing a narrow band high-level duplication control signal and is superimposed on said information signal; and control means for performing output control of said information signal in response to a detection result of said detecting of said first and second duplication control signals of different types by said duplication control signal detection means, whereby when both of said first and second duplication control signals are detected said information signal is output, when both of said first and second duplication control signals are not detected said information signal is output, and when only one of said first and second duplication control signals is detected said information signal is not output.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
179 words
An information signal output device comprising: duplication control signal detection means for detecting first and second duplication control signals of different types generated correlatively and added to an information signal to be output, wherein said first duplication control signal is attached to said information signal on an interval of a vertical retrace line erasing period, and said second duplication control signal is a wide-band low-level duplication control signal produced by processing a narrow band high-level duplication control signal and is superimposed on said information signal; and control means for performing output control of said information signal in response to a detection result of said detecting of said first and second duplication control signals of different types by said duplication control signal detection means, whereby when both of said first and second duplication control signals are detected said information signal is output, when both of said first and second duplication control signals are not detected said information signal is output, and when only one of said first and second duplication control signals is detected said information signal is not output.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The information signal output device as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising notice information generation means, wherein when said information signal is not output said notice information generation means generates and outputs notice information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The information signal output device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein said second duplication control signal is a spectrally spread duplication control signal superimposed on said information signal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
227 words
An information signal outputting device comprising: first duplication control signal generation means for generating a first duplication control signal; second duplication control signal generation means for generating a second duplication control signal of a different type from and correlatively generated with said first anti-duplication control signal; and output means for outputting an information signal on which said first anti-duplication control signal generated by said first anti-duplication control signal generation means and second anti-duplication control signal generated by said second anti-duplication control signal generation means are added thereto, wherein said first duplication control signal is attached to said information signal on an interval of a vertical retrace line erasing period, and said second duplication control signal is a wide-band low-level duplication control signal produced by processing a narrow band high-level duplication control signal and is superimposed on said information signal; detecting means for detecting said first and second duplication control signals; and output control means for performing output control of said information signal in response to a result of said detecting means, whereby when both of said first and second duplication control signals are detected said information signal is output, when both of said first and second duplication control signals are not detected said information signal is output, and when only one of said first and second duplication control signals is detected said information signal is not output.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
227 words
An information signal outputting device comprising: first duplication control signal generation means for generating a first duplication control signal; second duplication control signal generation means for generating a second duplication control signal of a different type from and correlatively generated with said first anti-duplication control signal; and output means for outputting an information signal on which said first anti-duplication control signal generated by said first anti-duplication control signal generation means and second anti-duplication control signal generated by said second anti-duplication control signal generation means are added thereto, wherein said first duplication control signal is attached to said information signal on an interval of a vertical retrace line erasing period, and said second duplication control signal is a wide-band low-level duplication control signal produced by processing a narrow band high-level duplication control signal and is superimposed on said information signal; detecting means for detecting said first and second duplication control signals; and output control means for performing output control of said information signal in response to a result of said detecting means, whereby when both of said first and second duplication control signals are detected said information signal is output, when both of said first and second duplication control signals are not detected said information signal is output, and when only one of said first and second duplication control signals is detected said information signal is not output.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The information signal outputting device as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising notice information generation means, wherein when said information signal is not output said notice information generation means generates and outputs notice information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The information signal outputting device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said second duplication control signal superimposed on said information signal is a spectrally spread anti-duplication control signal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
56 words
The information signal output control method according to claim 1 , wherein when both of said first and second duplication control signals are detected the duplication control signal having a stricter duplication information is output, and when only one of said first and second duplication control signals is detected said detected duplication control signal is output.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
56 words
The information signal duplication prevention method according to claim 3 , wherein when both of said first and second duplication control signals are detected the duplication control signal having a stricter duplication information is output, and when only one of said first and second duplication control signal is detected said detected duplication control signal is output.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
55 words
The information signal output device according to claim 6 , wherein when both of said first and second duplication control signals are detected the duplication control signal having a stricter duplication information is output, and when only one of said first and second duplication control signals is detected said detected duplication control signal is output.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
55 words
The information signal outputting device according to claim 10 , wherein when both of said first and second duplication control signals are detected the duplication control signal having a stricter duplication information is output, and when only one of said first and second duplication control signals is detected said detected duplication control signal is output.
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