Claims
- 1. A method for frustrating unauthorized duplication of at least a portion of a sequence of images being embodied in digital data in a given order in a bitstream, said method comprising:
storing a portion of said data corresponding to an individual one of said plurality of images in at least one memory device in said given order; and, reading said stored data out from said at least one memory device in a pseudorandom order as part of a bitstream to provide a rearranged order of digital data different from said given order and adapted to frustrate conventional display of said sequence of images.
- 2. A method for providing a bitstream having digital data that has been rearranged from a given order corresponding to a plurality of images so as to frustrate unauthorized reproduction of said images to a display device for receiving said digital data in said given order, said method comprising:
storing at least a portion of said rearranged bitstream in a memory according to a pseudorandom sequence corresponding to said rearrangement; and, sequentially reading said data out from said memory in said given order.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/591,966, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,535,687, entitled “METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERRING ELECTRONIC VIDEO PIRACY THROUGH IMAGE REARRANGEMENT”, filed Jun. 12, 2000, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/145,306, entitled “MEANS OF DEFEATING ELECTRONIC MOVIE PIRACY THROUGH IMAGE REARRANGEMENT”, filed on Jul. 23, 1999, the entire disclosures of which are each hereby incorporated by reference herein.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60145306 |
Jul 1999 |
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Continuations (1)
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09591966 |
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