SECURITY-ENABLED DIGITAL MEDIA AND AUTHENTICATION METHODS THEREOF

• US 20070171066A1
• Filed: 12/20/2006
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panifare Union LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Edward Merritt
• Inventors: Merritt, Edward, Fein, Gene
• Application Number:
  US11/613,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20070171066A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/572.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2121 Chip on media, e.g. a disk or tape with a chip embedded in its case
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2445 Tag integrated into item to be protected, e.g. source tagging
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00086 Circuits for prevention of unauthorised reproduction or copying, e.g. piracy indicating unauthorised use of record carriers in general G11B23/28; scrambling for television signal recording H04N5/913; network architectures or network protocols for network security H04L63/00; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00123 the record carrier being identified by recognising some of its unique characteristics, e.g. a unique defect pattern serving as a physical signature of the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00173 wherein the origin of the content is checked, e.g. determining whether the content has originally been retrieved from a legal disc copy or another trusted source
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00275 the key being stored on a chip attached to the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/0034 the key being stored as a hologram
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00876 wherein physical copy protection means are attached to the medium, e.g. holograms, sensors, or additional semiconductor circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/657 Memory in disc [MID]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier

Abstract

Embodiments of methods, devices and/or systems for security-enabled digital media and authentication methods thereof are described.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving an article of merchandise;

detecting a signature associated with the article of merchandise; and

authenticating said article of merchandise based, at least in part, on said detected signature.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting a signature comprises:

receiving information from at least a portion of a plurality of security tags co-located with said article of merchandise.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of security tags comprise two or more of:

a media code, an audio tag, a MID code, RFID circuitry, and a visual image.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving information comprises reading the security tags by use of a security tag reader.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving information comprises reading the security tags automatically in response to the receiving.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein authenticating article of merchandise comprises:

accessing a database;

comparing said received information with data included in said database.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the database is remote with respect to the article of merchandise.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing an authentication signal in response to authenticating the digital media.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the authentication signal comprises one or more of:

an audio signal, a visual signal, or a printed signal.

10. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

tracking the article of merchandise by use of the received information.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

a security tag reader, adapted to;

receive information from at least a portion of a plurality of security tags co-located with an article of merchandise; and

access a database to authenticate said article of merchandise based, at least in part, on a comparison of said received information with data included in said database.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the plurality of security tags comprise two or more of:

a media code, an audio tag, a MID code, RFID circuitry, and a visual image.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the security tag reader is further adapted to read the plurality of security tags automatically.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the received information comprises a signature associated with the article of merchandise.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the database is remote with respect to the article of merchandise.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the security tag reader is further adapted to provide an authentication signal in response to authenticating the digital media.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the authentication signal comprises one or more of:

an audio signal, a visual signal, or a printed signal.

18. An apparatus, comprising:

means for detecting a signature associated with an article of merchandise; and

means for authenticating said article of merchandise based, at least in part, on said detected signature.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein means for detecting a signature comprises:

means for receiving information from at least a portion of a plurality of security tags co-located with said article of merchandise.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein means for receiving information comprises means for reading the security tags automatically in response to the receiving.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein means for authenticating article of merchandise comprises:

means for accessing a database;

means for comparing said received information with data included in said database.

22. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising:

means for providing an authentication signal in response to authenticating the digital media.

23. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising:

means for tracking the article of merchandise by use of the acquired security data.