Systems and methods for distributing, displaying, viewing, and controlling digital art and imaging

• US 10,269,323 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2017
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Videri, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Videri, Inc.
• Inventors: Trachtenberg, Marc, Gariepy, Francois
• Primary Examiner(s): Lwin, Maung T
• Application Number:
  US15/490,307
• Publication Number:
  US 20170222985A1
• Time in Patent Office: 735 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1635 Details related to the integration of battery packs and other power supplies such as fuel cells or integrated AC adapter
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/602 Providing cryptographic facilities or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/026 Video wall, i.e. juxtaposition of a plurality of screens to create a display screen of bigger dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/10 Special adaptations of display systems for operation with variable images
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/021 Power management, e.g. power saving
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/16 Digital picture frames
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/003 Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0819 Key transport or distribution, i.e. key establishment techniques where one party creates or otherwise obtains a secret value, and securely transfers it to the other(s) network architectures or network communication protocols for key distribution in a packet data network H04L63/062
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/14 using a plurality of keys or algorithms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3247 involving digital signatures
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/231 Content storage operation, e.g. caching movies for short term storage, replicating data over plural servers, prioritizing data for deletion
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2347 involving video stream encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 : Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 : involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 : Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 : embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43072 : of multiple content streams on the same device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4405 : involving video stream decryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 : Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 : communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 : End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 : involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 : involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 : Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 : by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8545 : for generating interactive applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/64 : Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers furniture aspects of television cabinets A47B81/06

Abstract

System and method for displaying digital content on a display device, including a display screen, a structural assembly, secured to the rear face of the display screen, and a processing controller within the structural assembly, including a memory, display processor, and power distribution and adaptation module. An external power assembly configured to connect to an external power supply, a connector cord configured to connect the power assembly and the power distribution and adaptation module, and a case for the display device, configured to couple to the display screen to provide structural rigidity during shipping, are also presented. An application is provided, configured to run on a computer with memory, processor, and user input device, and configured to communicate via the internet with the processing controller of the display device and a service cloud including a server, memory, and processor, to control the display of digital content on the display screen.

Claims

1. A system for displaying digital content on a first display device comprising a processing controller, a first display device memory, and a display screen, the system comprising:

at least one digital content item, configured to be displayed on the first display device;

a service cloud, comprising a server, a service cloud memory, and a processor, configured to store said at least one digital content item as a plurality of encrypted slices; and

a crypto controller, running on said server of said service cloud, configured to download a cypher key from a key vault stored in said service cloud memory of said service cloud;

wherein said cypher key is configured to be encoded with a unique identification corresponding to the first display device and to lock said at least one digital content item to the first display device;

wherein said cypher key describes a minimum number of particles required to reassemble at least a portion of said at least one digital content item, said particles being larger than said encrypted slices;

wherein said processor is configured to retrieve said plurality of encrypted slices of said at least one digital content item;

wherein said processor is configured to reassemble one or more encrypted slices into said minimum number of particles using said cypher key;

wherein said processor is configured to encrypt said particles to produce encrypted particles and send said encrypted particles and said cypher key to the processing controller of the display device; and

wherein, upon receipt of a request to display said at least one digital content item on the first display device, said processor is configured to send, to the processing controller of the first display device, an activation code provided by said crypto controller for reassembly of said at least one digital content item from said encrypted particles for display on the first display device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one digital content item comprises one or more of still images, motion images, interactive images, and app images.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said at least one digital content item comprises one or more of digital art, digital poster, or digital decoration.

4. The system of claim 2, further comprising a second digital content item.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein said second digital content item comprises a different image type than said at least one digital content item.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein said second digital content item is configured to be displayed on the first display device concurrently with said at least one digital content item.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein at least said second digital content item and said at least one digital content item are configured to be displayed on the first display device in sequence.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second cypher key encoded with a unique identification corresponding to a second display device and configured to lock said at least one digital content item to the second display device, wherein said second cypher key describes a second number of particles, wherein said second cypher key is configured to assemble said at least one digital content item from said one or more second number of encrypted particles using a second activation code provided by said crypto controller.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a recovery key, stored in said key vault, configured to retrieve said at least one digital content item from the first display device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one digital content item is configured to be displayed on a second display device comprising a second display device processing controller, comprising a second display device memory and a second display device processor.

11. A method for displaying digital content on a first display device comprising a processing controller, a first display device memory, and a display screen, the method comprising:

providing at least one digital content item, configured to be displayed on the first display device;

storing, by a service cloud comprising a server, a service cloud memory, and a processor, said at least one digital content item as a plurality of encrypted slices;

downloading, by a crypto controller running on said server of a service cloud, a cypher key from a key vault stored in said service cloud memory of said service cloud;

encoding, by said processor of said service cloud, said cypher key with a unique identification corresponding to the first display device and to lock said at least one digital content item to the first display device;

wherein said cypher key describes a minimum number of particles required to reassemble at least a portion of said at least one digital content item from said plurality of encrypted slices, said particles being larger than said encrypted slices;

retrieving, by said processor, said plurality of encrypted slices of said at least one digital content item;

reassembling, by said processor, one or more encrypted slices into said minimum number of particles using said cypher key;

encrypting, by said processor, said particles to produce encrypted particles;

sending, by said processor, said encrypted particles and said cypher key to the processing controller of the display device; and

sending, by said processor upon receipt of a request to display said at least one digital content item on the first display device, an activation code provided by said crypto controller for reassembly of said at least one digital content item from said encrypted particles for display on the first display device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising generating, by said crypto controller, a recovery key, wherein said recovery key is stored in said key vault and configured to retrieve said at least one digital content item from the first display device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said at least one digital content item is configured to be displayed on a second display device comprising a second display device processing controller, comprising a second display device memory and a second display device processor.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising a second cypher key encoded with a unique identification corresponding to the second display device and configured to lock said at least one digital content item to the second display device, wherein said second cypher key describes a second number of particles, wherein said second cypher key is configured to assemble said at least one digital content item from said second number of one or more encrypted particles using a second activation code provided by said crypto controller.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein said at least one digital content item comprises one or more of still images, motion images, interactive images, and app images.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said at least one digital content item comprises one or more of digital art, digital poster, or digital decoration.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising a second digital content item.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said second digital content item comprises a different image type than said at least one digital content item.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein said second digital content item is configured to be displayed on the first display device concurrently with said at least one digital content item.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein at least said second digital content item and said at least one digital content item are configured to be displayed on the first display device in sequence.

21. A device for operating a crypto controller running on a service cloud, the service cloud comprising a server, a service cloud memory, and a processor, and in communication with a first display device comprising a processing controller, a first display device memory, and a display screen, wherein the crypto controller is configured to:

download a cypher key from a key vault stored in the service cloud memory of the service cloud wherein said cypher key describes a minimum number of particles required to reassemble at least a portion of a digital content item; and

provide an activation code to the processing controller of the first display device for the reassembly, using said cypher key, of said at least one digital content item from a encrypted particles stored in the first display device memory of the first display device for display of said at least one digital content item on the first display device.

22. The device of claim 21, further configured to provide a second activation code to a second processing controller of a second display device for the reassembly, using a second cypher key, of said at least one digital content item from second encrypted particles stored in the second display device memory of the second display device for display of said at least one digital content item on the second display device.

23. The device of claim 21, wherein said at least one digital content item comprises one or more of still images, motion images, interactive images, and app images.

24. The device of claim 23, wherein said at least one digital content item comprises digital art, digital poster, or digital decoration.