Theft protection method and promotion system for audio media

• US 7,739,742 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2006
• Issued: 06/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Albert Chosky, Lionel Poizner
• Original Assignee: Albert Chosky, Lionel Poizner
• Inventors: Poizner, Lionel, Chosky, Albert
• Primary Examiner(s): Song, Hosuk
• Application Number:
  US11/307,336
• Publication Number:
  US 20080069352A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,595 Days
• Field of Search: 380/232, 380200-205, 380/217, 380/241, 382/100, 709/231, 707/100, 725/87, 713/201, 713/176, 713/189, 726 26- 27, 726 30- 31, 705 57- 59
• US Class Current: 726/26
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/835 Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8355 involving usage data, e.g. number of copies or viewings allowed

Abstract

A theft protection method and promotion system for audio media for providing a secure and irreversible way to protect audio containing media content, while supplying an enhanced promotional potential. The inventive device includes a proposed process for the preparation and digital conversion of initial unprotected audio media, a method for producing an irreversibly encrypting waveform to be embedded into audio media, a method for producing a waveform that audibly nullifies the encrypting waveform, a process for the down-sampling and encoding of protected material, and a distribution and promotion system that provides a means by which an end user can access and interact with the protected material.

Claims

1. A theft protection method for audio media, comprising:

preparation and digital conversion of audio media on hardware;

irreversibly embedding a waveform into the audio media, wherein said irreversibly embedding a waveform into the audio media comprises

beginning an audio editing session of an uncompressed media file;

analyzing the media file;

generating a single separate lossless audio media file; and

superimposing a security alert tone with the single separate lossless audio media file; and

key processing, wherein said key processing comprises acquiring data to generate inverse waves of the waveform.

2. The theft protection method for audio media of claim 1, further comprising listening to the audio media with the security alert tone unremoved.

3. The theft protection method for audio media of claim 1, further comprising listening to the audio media with the security alert tone and the inverse waves of the waveform.

4. The theft protection method for audio media of claim 1, further comprising listening to the audio media via a playback device that accesses a file.

5. The theft protection method for audio media of claim 1, further comprising listening to the audio media via a playback device that accesses a file to play the inverse waves of the waveform.

6. The theft protection method for audio media of claim 1, further comprising

listening to the audio media with the security alert tone unremoved;

listening to the audio media with the security alert tone and the inverse waves of the waveform; and

listening to the audio media via a playback device that accesses a file to play the inverse waves of the waveform.