TELEVISION CONTENT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH CROSS-PLATFORM CAPABILITY
First Claim
1. A method of converting a video signal, comprising the acts of:
- receiving a video signal conforming to a first standard and including content control information;
converting the received video signal to conform to a second standard;
including in the converted video signal content control information corresponding to that in the received video signal; and
outputting the converted video signal with the corresponding content control information.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for content control of television signals which operate over multiple television standards and include flags, control bits, data copy, copy protection signals and/or video modification signals. Content control for high definition television signals is provided operative with television-type devices, such as television transmitters, signal translators, recorders, players and others. This approach to content control is intended to operate both with the legacy analog television standards and new higher definition television standards, including the various HDTV standards to convert and detect content control information for use across standards. Thus this provides a multiple standard definition television content control apparatus and method with cross-platform capabilities
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19 Claims
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1. A method of converting a video signal, comprising the acts of:
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receiving a video signal conforming to a first standard and including content control information; converting the received video signal to conform to a second standard; including in the converted video signal content control information corresponding to that in the received video signal; and outputting the converted video signal with the corresponding content control information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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7. Apparatus for converting a video signal, comprising:
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an input terminal adapted to receive a video signal conforming to a first standard; a video converter coupled to the input terminal and that converts the received video signal to a second standard; a detector coupled to the input terminal and that detects content control information; a content control logic coupled to the detector and that generates content control information for the second standard and corresponding to that detected; a combiner coupled to the detector and converter and combining the generated content control information with the converted video signal; and an output terminal coupled to the combiner. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of processing a video signal, comprising the acts of:
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receiving a video signal conforming to a first standard and including content control information; detecting the content control information; generating content control information for a second standard corresponding to that in the received video signal; and outputting the corresponding content control information.
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19. Apparatus for processing a video signal, comprising:
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an input terminal adapted to receive a video signal conforming to a first standard; a detector coupled to the input terminal and that detects content control information in the video signal; a content control logic coupled to the detector and that generates content control information for a second standard and corresponding to the detected content control information; and an output terminal coupled to the logic to output the generated content control information.
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