Content management for high definition television
CA 2585732 C · Owner: Quan, Ronald · Inventors: Quan, Ronald
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A high definition television video content management and/or copy protection method and apparatus are achieved by modifying portions of one or more channels of an HDTV (high definition television) signal. These modifications are generally in the blanking intervals but can extend into the overscanned portions. In one version, the signal modification defines tags or trigger bits for a content control system. This modification may follow the HDTV tri-level sync (synchronization) pulses for example and it may occur in at least one of , the HDTV video channels. In another version portions of the tri-level sync , pulse are modified to cause a reference sensing circuit such an AGC system (in …
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- Filed October 25, 2005 and granted March 20, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 25, 2025.
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