Video scrambling by segmenting video information lines
First Claim
1. A system for scrambling a video signal having a plurality of horizontal lines, each of which includes a video information portion and a non-video information portion, comprisinga memory;
- means for storing the video information portion of each video signal line in the memory; and
means for forming scrambled horizontal lines by retrieving each of a plurality of said stored video information lines in a plurality of segments preceded by a non-video segment and separated by non-video segment(s);
wherein the retrieval means includemeans for varying the respective durations of the retrieved video information segments in individual scrambled horizontal lines; and
means for varying the total duration of the non-video segments for individual scrambled horizontal lines.
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Abstract
A system for scrambling a video signal having a plurality of horizontal lines, each of which includes a video information portion and a non-video information portion. The scrambling system includes a memory; means for storing the video information portion of each video signal line in the memory; and means for forming scrambled horizontal lines by retrieving each of a plurality of said stored video information lines in a plurality of segments preceded by a non-video segment and separated by non-video segment(s). The retrieval means include means for varying the respective durations of the retrieved video information segments in individual scrambled horizontal lines in accordance with an encryption keystream; and means for varying the total duration of the non-video segments for individual scrambled horizontal lines in accordance with a predetermined timing pattern. A complementary descrambling system also is disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for scrambling a video signal having a plurality of horizontal lines, each of which includes a video information portion and a non-video information portion, comprising
a memory; -
means for storing the video information portion of each video signal line in the memory; and means for forming scrambled horizontal lines by retrieving each of a plurality of said stored video information lines in a plurality of segments preceded by a non-video segment and separated by non-video segment(s); wherein the retrieval means include means for varying the respective durations of the retrieved video information segments in individual scrambled horizontal lines; and means for varying the total duration of the non-video segments for individual scrambled horizontal lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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4. A system for descrambling a scrambled video signal having a plurality of horizontal lines, each of which includes a segmented video information portion preceded by a non-video segment, with the video information segments in an individual scrambled horizontal line being separated by non-video segment(s), and with the respective durations of the video information segments in an individual scrambled horizontal line being different for different individual scrambled lines, and with the total duration of the plurality of non-video segments in an individual scrambled horizontal line being different for different individual scrambled lines, the system comprising
a memory; -
means for storing the video information segments of each scrambled horizontal line in the memory; and means for forming descrambled horizontal lines by retrieving the stored video information segments of each line in a nonsegmented format; wherein the storage means include means for storing the video information segments in accordance with the variation in the respective durations of the video information segments in different individual scrambled horizontal lines and the variation in the total duration of the plurality of non-video segments in different individual scrambled lines. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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15. A system comprising
a scrambler for scrambling a video signal to provide a scrambled video signal having a plurality of horizontal lines, each of which includes a segmented video information portion preceded by a non-video segment, with the video information segments in an individual scrambled horizontal line being separated by non-video segment(s), and with the respective durations of the video information segments in an individual scrambled horizontal line being different for different individual scrambled lines, and with the total duration of the plurality of non-video segments in an individual scrambled horizontal line being different for different individual scrambled lines; - and
a descrambler for descrambling said scrambled video signal, the descrambler comprising a memory; means for storing the video information segments of each scrambled horizontal line in the memory; and means for forming descrambled horizontal lines by retrieving the stored video information segments of each line in a nonsegmented format; wherein the storage means include means for storing the video information segments in accordance with the variation in the respective durations of the video information segments in different individual scrambled horizontal lines and the variation in the total duration of the plurality of non-video segments in different individual scrambled lines. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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