System, method & apparatus for display screen security

• US 20080107263A1
• Filed: 11/02/2006
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael Bastanchury
• Original Assignee: Michael Bastanchury
• Inventors: Bastanchury, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/592,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20080107263A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 380/201
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23476 by partially encrypting, e.g. encrypting the ending portion of a movie
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4112 having fewer capabilities than the client, e.g. thin client having less processing power or no tuning capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4318 by altering the content in the rendering process, e.g. blanking, blurring or masking an image region image enhancement or restoration in general G06T5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4402 involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display details of conversion of video standards at pixel level H04N7/01; video transcoding H04N19/40; adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal G09G5/005; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44055 by partially decrypting, e.g. decrypting a video stream that has been partially encrypted
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8146 involving graphical data, e.g. 3D object, 2D graphics
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/167 Systems rendering the television signal unintelligible and subsequently intelligible

Abstract

A system for preventing others from discerning visual imagery, data, entertainment or other informative indicia transmitted through pixels from a display screen from which encrypting light and indicia light is transmitted comprising a computer program, a lens, and encrypting light.

Claims

1. A system for preventing others from discerning visual imagery, data, entertainment or other informative indicia transmitted through pixels from a display screen from which encrypting light and indicia light is transmitted comprising:

a computer program, stored on a computer readable medium and executable by a computer system, the computer program comprising instructions for transmitting encrypting light from the display screen,

encrypting light for the purpose of obscuring, eclipsing, or preventing others from discerning the intended visual imagery, data, entertainment, or other informative indicia illustrated upon the display screen, the encrypting light is transmitted from a plurality of encrypting pixels of the display screen,

at least one lens to be used by an intended viewer for the purpose of discerning the intended visual imagery, data, entertainment, or other informative indicia upon the display screen transmitted by the display screen which has been encrypted by the encrypting light.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the encrypting light is composed of a predetermined wavelength of light for the purpose of obscuring, eclipsing, or otherwise encrypting the indicia light transmitted by the display screen.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the encrypting light is composed of light which distorts the angular transmission of light for the purpose of obscuring, eclipsing, manipulating or otherwise distorting the indicia light transmitted by the display screen.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the lens enables the intended viewer to discern visual imagery, data, entertainment or other informative indicia upon a display screen by filtering out the predetermined wavelengths of encrypting light transmitted from the display screen comprised of pixels.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein the lens is polarized in order to enable an intended observer to discern the visual imagery, data, entertainment or other informative indicia upon a display screen.

6. The system of claim 3 wherein the lens is polarized in order to enable a person to discern the visual imagery, data, entertainment or other informative indicia upon a display screen.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the lens enables the intended viewer to discern visual imagery, data, entertainment or other informative indicia upon a display screen by correcting the angular offset created by the encrypting light.

8. The system of claim 3 further comprising a pair of three dimensional glasses for the purpose of correcting the angular offset transmitted by the display screen for the purpose of encrypting the indicia light from the display screen.

9. The system of claim 2 wherein the system is comprised of at least 2 lenses.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the encrypting light consists of a predetermined wavelength of light selected from a spectrum of wavelengths between 620 nanometers to 750 nanometers.

11. The system of claim 9 further comprising a frame for use in retaining the 2 lenses, the frame and the 2 lenses forming a pair of wearable glasses for the intended observer for the purpose of discerning visual imagery, data, entertainment or other informative indicia upon a display screen comprised of pixels.

12. The system of claim 3 wherein the program comprises the following steps:

a. Interposing encrypting pixels in between indicia pixels and

b. Emitting encrypting light through encrypting pixels.

13. The system of claim 12 further comprising the step of calibrating the color configurations of the display screen.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the encrypting light is comprised of a wavelength of light between 620 nanometers and 750 nanometers the wavelength of light to correspond with the lens which is specifically polarized to filter out the encrypting light.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein the display screen is a high definition monitor.

16. A method of preventing others from discerning visual imagery, data, entertainment or other informative indicia transmitted by indicia light upon a display screen comprised of pixels through use of encrypting light comprising the steps:

a. interposing encrypting pixels between indicia pixels;

b. transmitting encrypting light from encrypting pixels;

c. decoding the light transmitted from the display screen through use of a lens.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising the step of calibrating the color controls of the display screen.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein a system comprises

a computer program, stored on a computer readable medium and executable by a computer system, the computer program comprising instructions for transmitting encrypting light from the display screen comprised of pixels,

encrypting light transmitted by the display screen for the purpose of obscuring, eclipsing, or preventing others from discerning the intended visual imagery, data, entertainment, or other informative indicia upon the display screen,

at least one lens for the purpose of discerning the intended visual imagery, data, entertainment, or other informative indicia upon the display screen transmitted to an intended observer'"'"'s eye(s) which has been encrypted by the encrypting light transmitted by the display screen.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the encrypting light consists of predetermined wavelength of light between 620 nanometers and 750 nanometers.

20. A system for preventing others from discerning visual imagery, data, entertainment or other informative indicia transmitted by indicia light upon a display screen comprised of pixels comprising:

a computer program, stored on a computer readable medium and executable by a computer system, the computer program comprising instructions for transmitting encrypting light from the display screen comprised of pixels, the instructions comprising;

interposing encrypting pixels between indicia pixels and transmitting encrypting light and indicia light from the display screen;

a pair of polarized glasses to be used by an intended viewer for the purpose of discerning the intended visual imagery, data, entertainment, or other informative indicia upon the display screen transmitted to an intended observer'"'"'s eye(s) which has been encrypted by the encrypting light transmitted to an intended viewer'"'"'s eye(s);

the polarized lenses are configured to specifically decode the encrypting light by filtering out the encrypting light consisting of a wavelength of light between 620 nanometers and 750 nanometers;

encrypting light consisting of a wavelength of light between 620 nanometers and 750 nanometers transmitted by the display screen for the purpose of obscuring, eclipsing, manipulating, or preventing an unintended observer from discerning the intended visual imagery, data, entertainment, or other informative indicia upon the display screen, the predetermined wavelength of light to correspond with the pair of polarized glasses specifically adapted to filter the predetermined wavelength of light.