Methods and apparatus for detection of motion picture piracy for piracy prevention
First Claim
1. A method for detecting a motion-picture copier'"'"'s camera or camcorder in an audience region, the method comprising:
- a) illuminating the audience region with invisible infrared light, andb) locating any copiers'"'"' camera or camcorder within the audience region by imaging the audience region with one or more infrared-light-sensitive cameras.
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Abstract
A copiers'"'"' camera or camcorder in a motion-picture audience region is detected by illuminating the audience region with invisible infrared light, and locating any copiers'"'"' camera or camcorder within the audience region by imaging the audience region with one or more infrared-light-sensitive cameras. The image captured by the infrared-sensitive camera(s) during a performance may be correlated with information about the audience region, such as row and seat numbers. Copiers may be identified by their presence at seats where copying activity is detected, and the infrared images may be preserved as evidence of the piracy.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for detecting a motion-picture copier'"'"'s camera or camcorder in an audience region, the method comprising:
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a) illuminating the audience region with invisible infrared light, and b) locating any copiers'"'"' camera or camcorder within the audience region by imaging the audience region with one or more infrared-light-sensitive cameras. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for using infrared radiation, comprising:
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a) detecting infrared radiation emitted or reflected from any camcorder(s) being used by a copier in an audience region for copying projected copyrighted content, and b) correlating a map of the audience region with any infrared emissions associated with each copier. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for using infrared radiation, the method comprising:
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a) detecting infrared radiation emitted or reflected from any camcorder(s) being used by a copier in an audience region for copying projected copyrighted content; b) correlating a map of the audience region with any infrared emissions associated with each copier, the map of the audience region having the same scale as the scale of infrared images from one or more infrared-light-sensitive cameras used to detect the infrared radiation; c) from the infrared radiation emitted or reflected from any camcorder(s), locating sites of copying activity; and d) in the map of the audience region, identifying seats corresponding to the copying activity detected, thereby identifying copiers by their presence in those seats where copying activity is detected.
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