Cryptography – Cryptanalysis
Patent
1995-11-17
1998-06-02
Cain, David C.
Cryptography
Cryptanalysis
369272, 235494, H04K 100
Patent
active
057613010
ABSTRACT:
An object of the present invention is to provide a marking forming apparatus, a method of forming a laser marking on an optical disk, a reproduction apparatus, an optical disk, and a method of manufacturing an optical disk, capable of providing a greatly improved copy prevention capability as compared to prior known construction. To achieve this object, in the optical disk of the invention, for example, a marking is formed by a laser on a reflective film of a disk holding data written thereon and at least position information of the marking or information concerning the position information is written on the disk in an encrypted form or with a digital signature appended thereto.
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Gotoh Yoshiho
Oshima Mitsuaki
Cain David C.
Matsushita Electric - Industrial Co., Ltd.
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