Imaging system with respository on a distributed network

• US 20060210076A1
• Filed: 05/23/2006
• Published: 09/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2000
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: NextEngine, Inc.
• Original Assignee: NextEngine, Inc.
• Inventors: McKinley, William D., Agabra, David S., Knighton, Mark S.
• Application Number:
  US11/441,464
• Publication Number:
  US 20060210076A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 380/202
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00086 Circuits for prevention of unauthorised reproduction or copying, e.g. piracy indicating unauthorised use of record carriers in general G11B23/28; scrambling for television signal recording H04N5/913; network architectures or network protocols for network security H04L63/00; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/0021 involving encryption or decryption of contents recorded on or reproduced from a record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00224 wherein the key is obtained from a remote server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00013 Reading apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00042 Monitoring, i.e. observation H04N1/00029 - H04N1/00039 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32101 Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3235 Checking or certification of the authentication information, e.g. by comparison with data stored independently
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3236 Details of authentication information generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3274 Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information

Abstract

A three-dimensional imaging system providing certification over a distributed network. By monitoring or controlling image capture from a trusted environment, the fidelity of the record of the image captured is certified by the operator of the trusted environment. An image record may be archived and an audit trail maintained for any image of interest.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a plurality of image capture devices each having an interface to a distributed network;

a repository coupled to the distributed network to retain images captured by any image capture device of the plurality, the repository accessible from a remote node over the distributed network.