Video recording, transmitting and reproducing apparatus with concurrent recording and transmitting or multiple dubbing of copy protected video signals
First Claim
1. An apparatus for recording and for transmitting digital video signals derived from input video signals, the input video signals including video information and accompanying copy protection information for restricting copying of said video information, said apparatus comprising:
- producing means for producing a digital video signal in response to an input video signal;
block forming means for forming blocks of video signals from said digital video signal;
detecting means for detecting said accompanying copy protection information in said input video signal;
first generating means for generating first copy protection signals substantially equal to said detected accompanying copy protection information;
first combining means for combining said blocks of video signals with said first copy protection signals into first combined signals;
interface means for transmitting said first combined signals;
second generating means for generating second copy protection signals as a function of said detected accompanying copy protection information, said second copy protection signals including updated copy protection information indicating that said video information is being copied;
second combining means for combining said blocks of video signals with said second copy protection signals into second combined signals; and
recording means for recording said second combined signals onto a recording medium.
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Abstract
A recording and reproducing apparatus records and reproduces video signals which include video information and copy protection information for restricting the number of times the video information may be copied. Original video information is recorded onto a recording medium with updated copy protection information that indicates that the video information has been copied and is also transmitted with the original copy protection information so that more than one copy of the video information may be generated from the original. The transmitted video information is outputted and/or recorded onto a recording medium with the updated copy protection information.
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64 Claims
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1. An apparatus for recording and for transmitting digital video signals derived from input video signals, the input video signals including video information and accompanying copy protection information for restricting copying of said video information, said apparatus comprising:
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producing means for producing a digital video signal in response to an input video signal; block forming means for forming blocks of video signals from said digital video signal; detecting means for detecting said accompanying copy protection information in said input video signal; first generating means for generating first copy protection signals substantially equal to said detected accompanying copy protection information; first combining means for combining said blocks of video signals with said first copy protection signals into first combined signals; interface means for transmitting said first combined signals; second generating means for generating second copy protection signals as a function of said detected accompanying copy protection information, said second copy protection signals including updated copy protection information indicating that said video information is being copied; second combining means for combining said blocks of video signals with said second copy protection signals into second combined signals; and recording means for recording said second combined signals onto a recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for recording digital video signals derived from received video signals, the recorded digital video signals and the received video signals each having a format which includes a video signal area for video information and respective accompanying information having copy protection information for restricting copying of said video information, said apparatus comprising:
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video signal decoding means for decoding said received video signals into blocks of video signals and into blocks of first accompanying signals; accompanying signal decoding means for decoding said blocks of first accompanying signals to detect said copy protection information; generating means for generating updated copy protection signals as a function of said detected copy protection information, said updated copy protection information indicating that said video information is being copied; combining means for combining said blocks of video signals with said updated copy protection signals into combined signals; and recording means for recording said combined signals onto a recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for recording digital video signals derived from input video signals, the input video signals including video information and accompanying copy protection information for restricting copying of said video information, the digital video signals being in a recording format which includes a video signal recording area for recording said video information and respective accompanying information, said apparatus comprising:
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producing means for producing said digital video signals in response to said input video signals; block forming means for forming blocks of said digital video signals; first detecting means for detecting said copy protection information in said input video signal; first generating means for generating first accompanying signals which includes said detected copy protection information; first combining means for combining said blocks of video signals with said first accompanying signals into first combined signals; interface means for transmitting said first combined signals; receiving means for receiving said first combined signals; decoding means for decoding said first combined signals into said blocks of video signals and blocks of first accompanying signals; accompanying signal decoding means for decoding said blocks of first accompanying signals to decode said copy protection information therefrom; second generating means for generating updated copy protection signals as a function of said decoded copy protection information, said updated copy protection information indicating that said video information is being copied; second combining means for combining said decoded blocks of video signals with said updated copy protection signals into second combined signals; and recording means for recording said second combined signals onto a recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. An apparatus for recording and for transmitting digital video signals derived from input video signals, the input video signals including video information and input copy protection information for restricting copying of said video information, the digital video signals being in a format which includes a video signal area containing said video information and said copy protection information, said apparatus comprising:
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producing means for producing said digital video signals in response to said input video signals; block forming means for forming blocks of said digital video signals; detecting means for detecting said copy protection information included in said input video signals; signal generating means for generating updated copy protection signals indicating that said video information is being copied; combining means for combining said blocks of digital video signals with said updated copy protection signals into combined signals; header signal generating means for generating header signals which include said copy input protection information, and for appending said combined signals and said header signals to form associated signals; interface means for transmitting said associated signals; and recording means for recording said combined signals onto a recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus for recording digital video signals derived from received video signals, the recorded digital video signals and the received video signals each having a format which includes header signals containing input copy protection information and a video signal area for video information and respective accompanying information having copy protection information for restricting copying of said video information, said apparatus comprising:
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decoding means for decoding said received video signals into said header signals, blocks of video signals and blocks of first accompanying signals and for detecting the input copy protection information in said header signals; generating means for generating updated copy protection signals as a function of said detected input copy protection information, said updated copy protection signals indicating that said video information is being copied; combining means for combining said blocks of video signals with said updated copy protection signals into combined signals; and recording means for recording said combined signals onto a recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. An apparatus for recording digital video signals derived from input video signals, the input video signals including video information and input copy protection information for restricting copying of said video information, the digital video signals having a format which includes a video signal area for said video information and said input copy protection information, said apparatus comprising:
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producing means for producing a digital video signal in response to an input video signal; block forming means for forming blocks of video signals from said digital video signal; detecting means for detecting said input copy protection information in said input video signal; first accompanying signal generating means for generating first accompanying signals as a function of said detected input copy protection information; first combining means for combining said blocks of video signals with said first accompanying signals into first combined signals; header signal generating means for generating header signals as a function of said detected input copy protection information, said header signals including said input copy protection information, and for appending said first combined signals to said header signals to form appended signals; interface means for transmitting said appended signals; receiving means for receiving said appended signals; decoding means for decoding said received appended signals into said header signals and into said first combined signals and for decoding said header signals into copy protection signals; and recording means coupled to said decoding means for recording the decoded first combined signals onto a first recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51)
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52. An apparatus for recording digital video signals and for outputting composite video signals, each having a format which includes a video signal area for said video information and respective accompanying information, the latter having accompanying copy protection information for restricting copying of said video information, said apparatus comprising:
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decoding means for decoding received digital video signals to generate blocks of video signals and blocks of first accompanying signals; detecting means for detecting received copy protection information in the decoded blocks of first accompanying signals; signal generating means for generating updated copy protection signals as a function of said detected received copy protection information, said updated copy protection signals indicating that said video information is being copied; first combining means for combining the generated blocks of video signals with said updated copy protection signals into combined signals; recording means for recording said combined signals onto a recording medium; signal forming means for forming a digital video signal from said generated blocks of video signals; digital-to-analog converting means for converting said formed digital video signal to an analog composite video signal; copy protection signal generating means for generating copy protection signals in response to said detected received copy protection information; and second combining means for combining said generated copy protection signals and said analog composite video signal to form output composite video signals. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. An apparatus for recording digital video signals and for outputting composite video signals in response to input video signals including video information and accompanying copy protection information for restricting copying of said video information, said apparatus comprising:
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block forming means for forming blocks of digital video signals from said input video signals; detecting means for detecting said copy protection information in said input video signal; first accompanying signal generating means for generating first accompanying signals as a function of said detected copy protection information, said first accompanying signals including said copy protection information; first combining means for combining said blocks of digital video signals with said first accompanying signals into first combined signals; interface means for transmitting said first combined signals; receiving means for receiving said first combined signals; decoding means for decoding said first combined signals into said blocks of video signals and into blocks of first accompanying signals; accompanying signal decoding means for decoding said blocks of first accompanying signals; second accompanying signal generating means for generating second accompanying signals as a function of the copy protection information included in the decoded blocks of first accompanying signals, said second accompanying signals including updated copy protection information indicating that said video information is being copied; second combining means for combining the decoded blocks of video signals with said second accompanying signals into second combined signals; recording means for recording said second combined signals onto a recording medium; signal forming means for forming a digital video signal from said decoded blocks of video signals; digital-to-analog converting means for converting said formed digital video signal to an analog composite video signal; copy protection signal generating means for generating copy protection signals as a function of the copy protection information included in the decoded blocks of first accompanying signals; and inserting means for inserting said generated copy protection signals into said composite video signal to form output composite video signals. - View Dependent Claims (64)
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