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Method and apparatus for concealing portions of a video screen

  • US 8,493,510 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2006
  • Issued: 07/23/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for modifying video images, said system comprising:

  • a processing apparatus for displaying a video signal as a received image on a screen, said image including a first portion including undesirable content; and

    a control device in communication with said processing apparatus;

    a blocking element including a detector for detecting said first portion and an image generator generating an obstructing image;

    wherein said processing apparatus, said blocking element and said control device cooperate to replace said first portion of said received image on the screen with said obstructing image to obstruct said undesirable content in said received image;

    wherein said obstructing image is a dynamic image that changes in accordance with a parameter associated with said received image.

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