System and methods for permitting open access to data objects and for securing data within the data objects
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for using a device to render content to provide at least one of an audible and visual signal for perception by a person, comprising:
- receiving in said device a signal stream comprising content in which the content in said signal stream is scrambled;
receiving in said device a first key;
applying, in said device a key based descrambling algorithm which takes as inputs at least one key and a signal stream and produces as output a descrambling algorithm output signal, to said first key and said signal stream, to produce a signal stream descrambling algorithm output signal; and
generating, in said device, at least one of an audible and a visual signal, based upon said signal stream descrambling algorithm output signal.
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Abstract
A system and methods for permitting open access to data objects and for securing data within the data objects is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for securing a data object is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for securing a data object is disclosed. The method includes the steps of (1) providing a data object comprising digital data and file format information; (2) embedding independent data into a data object; and (3) scrambling the data object to degrade the data object to a predetermined signal quality level. The steps of embedding and scrambling may be performed until a predetermined condition is met. The method may also include the steps of descrambling the data object to upgrade the data object to a predetermined signal quality level, and decoding the embedded independent data.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for using a device to render content to provide at least one of an audible and visual signal for perception by a person, comprising:
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receiving in said device a signal stream comprising content in which the content in said signal stream is scrambled; receiving in said device a first key; applying, in said device a key based descrambling algorithm which takes as inputs at least one key and a signal stream and produces as output a descrambling algorithm output signal, to said first key and said signal stream, to produce a signal stream descrambling algorithm output signal; and generating, in said device, at least one of an audible and a visual signal, based upon said signal stream descrambling algorithm output signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for using a device to render content to provide at least one of an audible signal and a visual signal for perception by a person, comprising:
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receiving in said device a signal stream comprising content in which the content in said signal stream is scrambled; applying, in said device, to said signal stream and a first key, a first algorithm to produce a first algorithm output; applying, in said device, to said first algorithm output and at least one second key, a second algorithm to produce a second algorithm output which is unscrambled; generating, in said device, at least one of an audible signal and a visual signal, from said second algorithm output. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device for rendering content to provide at least one of an audible and a visual signal for perception by a person, comprising:
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said device structured to receive a signal stream comprising content in which the content in said signal stream is scrambled; said device, designed to apply to said signal stream and a first key, a first algorithm to produce a first algorithm output; said device designed to apply to said first algorithm output and at least one second key, a second algorithm to produce a second algorithm output which is unscrambled; said device comprising a transducer for generating at least one of an audible and a visual signal, from said second algorithm output.
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