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US 10,949,508 B2Granted
System and method to protect original music from unauthorized reproduction and use
AssigneeProductionpal, LLC
InventorsWayne T. Armstrong, Jamie M. Boxell, Robert D Battis, James B. Boggs, Perry M. Fonseca
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Abstract
Provided is a new digital music storage and readout system and method that incorporates layers of anti-pirating features to inhibit unauthorized reproduction of device music content. This concept and device design may be extended to video storage and playback.
Claims20
A piracy-resistant music packaging and playback system comprising:
- a micro-controller operatively connected to a battery regulator and battery and to Bluetooth electronics;
- said Bluetooth electronics further operatively connected to a Bluetooth Ghz antenna and to said battery;
- said battery further connected to a battery charging control circuit and operated by a magnetic reed switch;
- said battery control circuit further operatively connected to a Near Field Communication (NFC) coil;
- said micro-controller further comprising electronic storage for handshake codes and digital content storage, and said micro-controller further operatively connected to one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs), said micro-controller, and electronic storage configured to:
- upon movement of said reed switch to an “ON” position from a set of two positions, the “ON” position and an “OFF” position, said micro-controller attempts to pair with a Bluetooth device using said Bluetooth electronics, said Bluetooth Ghz antenna and said handshake codes, by applying a Bluetooth filter that restricts an attempt to pair from any Bluetooth devices not configured with said handshake codes;
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- upon establishing pairing, said micro-controller sends digital content stored in the digital content storage to paired said Bluetooth device.
5 more elements
A piracy-resistant music packaging and playback method comprising:
- pairing, by a micro-controller operatively connected to a battery regulator, battery and Bluetooth electronics, with a Bluetooth device using said Bluetooth electronics, a Bluetooth Ghz antenna and handshake codes, by applying a Bluetooth filter that restricts an attempt to pair from any Bluetooth devices not configured with said handshake codes;
- and,
- sending, by said micro-controller, digital content to paired said Bluetooth device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.