Watermark-based copy management system and method for digital media copy protection
First Claim
1. A watermark-based copy management method for digital media copy protection, the method comprising:
- receiving an original media data set that includes a watermark, said watermark including a watermark type indicating whether said watermark is an original watermark generated by a media or content owner or is a secondary watermark generated by a media-playing device, a media owner identification information indicating a media owner and a first copy control information for managing and controlling a media data copying process, said first copy control information being set to one of “
copy freely”
, “
copy one generation”
, “
copy never”
, and “
no more copies”
;
playing said original media data set only if said first copy control information is set to “
copy freely”
or “
copy one generation”
;
embedding a player watermark into said played media data set if said first copy control information is set to “
copy one generation”
, said player watermark including a second copy control information set to “
no more copies” and
player identification informanon including a model number and a unique serial number, wherein the second copy control information is derived from said first copy control information; and
transferring said player watermark-embedded media data set to an external device.
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Abstract
Watermark-based copy management method and system for digital copy protection are disclosed. The system includes a copy control information analyzer analyzing a first copy control information included in an original watermark embedded into an original media data set, the first copy control information being set to one of “copy freely”, “copy for display only”, “copy one generation”, “copy never”, and “no more copies”; a playing element playing the original media data set only if the first copy control information is set to “copy one generation”; a watermark generator embedding a player watermark into the played data set, the player watermark including a second copy control information set to “no more copies”; and a recording device recoding the player watermark-embedded media data set. One of the primary goals of the present invention is to reliably embed copy control information into the played media signal by a copyright owner of the media and by a playing device using a watermark technology.
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1. A watermark-based copy management method for digital media copy protection, the method comprising:
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receiving an original media data set that includes a watermark, said watermark including a watermark type indicating whether said watermark is an original watermark generated by a media or content owner or is a secondary watermark generated by a media-playing device, a media owner identification information indicating a media owner and a first copy control information for managing and controlling a media data copying process, said first copy control information being set to one of “
copy freely”
, “
copy one generation”
, “
copy never”
, and “
no more copies”
;playing said original media data set only if said first copy control information is set to “
copy freely”
or “
copy one generation”
;embedding a player watermark into said played media data set if said first copy control information is set to “
copy one generation”
, said player watermark including a second copy control information set to “
no more copies” and
player identification informanon including a model number and a unique serial number, wherein the second copy control information is derived from said first copy control information; andtransferring said player watermark-embedded media data set to an external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A watermark-based copy management method for digital media copy protection, the method comprising:
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receiving an original media data set that includes a watermark, said watermark including a watermark type indicating whether the watermark is an original watermark generated by a media or content owner or is a secondary watermark generated by a media-playing device, a media owner identification information indicating a media owner and a first copy control information for managing and controlling a media data copying process, said first copy control information for indicating at least whether copying said original media data is permitted; performing an operation according to whether said first copy control information indicates that said copying is permitted; and embedding a device watermark into said performed media data set and transferring said device watermark embedded media data set to an external device, said device watermark including a second copy control information derived from said first copy control information and a device identification information including a model number and a unique serial number. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A watermark-based copy management system for digital media copy protection, the system comprising:
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a copy control information analyzer analyzing a first copy control informanon included in a watermark embedded into an original media data set, said first copy control information being set to one of “
copy freely”
, “
copy one generation”
, “
copy never”
, and “
no more copies”
, wherein said watermark includes a watermark type indicating whether said watermark is an original watermark generated by a media or content owner or is a secondary watermark generated by a media-playing device and a media owner identification information indicating a media owner;a playing element playing said media data set if said first copy control information is set to “
copy freely”
or “
copy one generation”
;a watermark generator embedding a player watermark into said played data set if said first copy control information is set to “
copy one generation”
, said player watermark including a second copy control information set to “
no more copies” and
player identification information including a model number and a unique serial number, said second copy control information is derived from said first copy control information; anda recording device recording said player watermark-embedded media data set. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A watermark-based copy management system for digital media copy protection, the system comprising:
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a copy control information analyzer analyzing a first copy control information included in a watermark embedded into an original media data set, said first copy control information required for determining at least whether copying said original media data is permitted, wherein said watermark includes a watermark type indicating whether the watermark is an original watermark generated by a media or content owner or is a secondary watermark generated by a media-playing device and a media owner identification information indicating a media owner; an operation element performing an operation according to an analyzed result of said copy control information analyzer; and a watermark generator embedding a device watermark into said performed media data set and transferring said device watermark embedded media data set to an external device, said device watermark including a second copy control information and device identification information including a model number and a unique serial number. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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