Partial encryption of stream-formatted media
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1. A method of partially encrypting streaming media, the method comprising:
- receiving media in a streaming format;
partitioning the stream-formatted media into cloak data and non-cloak data; and
encrypting the cloak data such that less than all of said stream-formatted media is encrypted.
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Abstract
A method of partially encrypting streaming media according to an embodiment of the invention comprises: receiving media in a streaming-media format; partitioning the stream-formatted media into cloak data and non-cloak data; and encrypting the cloak data such that less than all of the stream-formatted media is encrypted.
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1. A method of partially encrypting streaming media, the method comprising:
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receiving media in a streaming format;
partitioning the stream-formatted media into cloak data and non-cloak data; and
encrypting the cloak data such that less than all of said stream-formatted media is encrypted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25)
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20. An apparatus for partially encrypting streaming media, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving media to be streamed and for encoding said media into a streaming-media format;
partition means for partitioning the stream-formatted media into cloak data and non-cloak data; and
encryption means for encrypting the cloak data such that less than all of said stream-formatted media is encrypted. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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