Theft Protection Method and Promotion System for Audio Media

• US 20080069352A1
• Filed: 02/01/2006
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Albert Chosky, Lionel Poizner
• Original Assignee: Albert Chosky, Lionel Poizner
• Inventors: Poizner, Lionel, Chosky, Albert
• Granted Patent: US 7,739,742 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 380/201
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; 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 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/835 Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8355 involving usage data, e.g. number of copies or viewings allowed

Abstract

A theft protection method and promotion system for audio media for providing a secure and irreversible way to protect audio containing media content, while supplying an enhanced promotional potential. The inventive device includes a proposed process for the preparation and digital conversion of initial unprotected audio media, a method for producing an irreversibly encrypting waveform to be embedded into audio media, a method for producing a waveform that audibly nullifies the encrypting waveform, a process for the down-sampling and encoding of protected material, and a distribution and promotion system that provides a means by which an end user can access and interact with the protected material.

Claims

1. A theft protection method and promotion system for audio media, comprising:

preparation and digital conversion of audio media;

media encryption processing;

key processing;

downsampling and encoding;

embedding and delivering.

2. The theft protection method and promotion system of claim 1, wherein said preparation and digital conversion comprises performing secure mode audio extraction for CD ROMs and saving as an uncompressed audio media file.

3. The theft protection method and promotion system of claim 2, wherein said preparation and digital conversion further comprises re-encoding MP3s to lossless audio format, performing audio waveform correction, and saving as uncompressed audio media file.

4. The theft protection method and promotion system of claim 1, wherein said media encryption processing comprises

beginning audio editing session of uncompressed media file;

analyzing audio media file;

generating single separate lossless audio media file; and

superimposing security alert tone with audio media.

5. The theft protection method and promotion system of claim 1, wherein said key processing comprises

beginning audio editing session of uncompressed media file;

loading single separate security alert tone;

duplicating security tone to single separate lossless audio file; and

inverting the new tone'"'"'s waveform samples.

6. The theft protection method and promotion system of claim 1, wherein said downsampling and encoding comprises loading irreversibly encrypted audio media and key into audio editing session.

7. The theft protection method and promotion system of claim 6, wherein said downsampling and encoding further comprises downloading and encoding audio media and key at lowest possible bitrate.

8. The theft protection method and promotion system of claim 1, wherein said embedding and delivering comprises embedding irreversibly encrypted audio media and key software into software shell and eliminating CD burning and external listening.

9. The theft protection method and promotion system of claim 8, wherein said embedding and delivering further comprises preparing irreversibly encrypted audio media and key in protected end-user format.