Video copy protection process enhancement to introduce horizontal and vertical picture distortions
Abstract
IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO A PROCESS AGAINST VIDEO COPYING THAT GENERATES A VIDEO SIGNAL OF AN ABNORMALLY LOW AMPLITUDE TO RECORD IN AN ILLEGAL COPY. IN AN ASPECT OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, IT IS INTRODUCED IN THE OVERRANGE PORTION OF THE TELEVISION IMAGE, JUST BEFORE THE HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNALS BUT IN ACTIVE VIDEO, A FORM OF VARIATION WAVE IN A NEGATIVE SENSE FOR THE TELEVISION RECEIVER OR FOR THE VIDEO TAPE RECORDER IT IS PRESENTED AS IF IT WAS A SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL, WHICH CAUSES A PREMATURE HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL RETURN. AN ASPECT GENERATES (IN THE OVERWEIGHT PORTION OF THE RIGHT OF THE IMAGE) AN IMAGE IN CHESS BOARD WITH ALTERNATE GRAY AND BLACK AREAS THAT MAKES THE TV DEPARTMENT IN WHICH THE ILLEGAL COPY IS RETURNED HORIZONTALLY NORMALLY ANNUAL SELECTED LINES WITH A HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT ACCORDING TO THE IMAGE INFORMATION THERE IS ON THESE LINES. THIS DEGRADES SUBSTANTIALLY THE IMAGE REPRESENTATION. IN ANOTHER ASPECT, A GRAY IMAGE IN THE LOWER OVERRANGE PORTION OF THE IMAGE CAUSES VERTICAL INSTABILITY OF THE IMAGE. IN ANOTHER ASPECT SELECTED HORIZONTAL SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNALS ARE CLOSED, WHICH CAUSES AN IRREGULAR VERTICAL RETURN. A DEVICE TO REMOVE OR DIMMISE THESE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE VIDEO SIGNAL IS ALSO PRESENTED TO ALLOW COPYING.

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Numbers
- Publication
- 2136200
- Publication, DOCDB
- 2136200
- Publication, EPODOC
- ES2136200T
- Application
- 94919117
- Application, DOCDB
- 94919117
- Application, EPODOC
- ES19940919117T
Titles2
- Spanish
- MEJORA DEL PROCEDIMIENTO DE PROTECCION DE COPIA DE VIDEO PARA INTRODUCIR DISTORSIONES DE LA IMAGEN HORIZONTALES Y VERTICALES.
- English
- IMPROVEMENT OF THE VIDEO COPY PROTECTION PROCEDURE TO INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL IMAGE DISTORTIONS.
Classification
- CPC, 6
- H04N5/913
- H04N7/171
- H04N2005/91314
- H04N2005/91371
- H04N2005/91378
- H04N2005/91385
- IPC, 4
- H04N5 91
- G06F21 10
- H04N5 913
- H04N7 171