Cryptography – Video cryptography – Video electric signal modification
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-08
2008-01-08
Barron, Gilberto (Department: 2132)
Cryptography
Video cryptography
Video electric signal modification
C380S201000, C380S204000, C380S206000, C380S211000, C380S277000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07317797
ABSTRACT:
In a video on demand (VOD) system, methods and apparatus are provided for seamlessly switching back and forth between two pre-encrypted files having changing encryption keys. Such switching back and forth may be required when a VOD server stores both a “normal” copy of a movie and a “special” copy such as a “trick-play” version for, e.g., fast forward and rewind effects. Instead of using keys with changing parities in both streams, the special stream is encrypted with keys using the same parity (even or odd), while the normal stream is encrypted with one dynamic key (odd or even) and one fixed key (even or odd). Other special streams, such as scene branch streams and alternate angle streams can also be accommodated.
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Barron Gilberto
Cullen Larry T.
General Instrument Corporation
Lemma Samson
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