Broadcast distribution of content for storage on hardware protected optical storage media
AssigneeOchoa Optics LLC
InventorsCharles Eric Hunter, Bernard L. Ballou JR., John H. Hebrank, Laurie McNeil
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Abstract
Methods and systems for content distribution are provided that include a broadcast transmitter for transmitting a signal that comprises content, a receiver for receiving the signal, and an optical disc recorder coupled to the receiver for recording the content to an optical disc, which may be an optically altered optical disc.
Claims85
A content distribution system comprising:
- a broadcast transmitter for transmitting a signal that comprises content;
- a receiver for receiving the signal;
- and
- an optical disc recorder coupled to the receiver for recording the content to an optically altered optical disc.
An optical disc assembly, wherein the assembly comprises:
- an optical disc;
- and
- a contamination control system selected from a group consisting of an air filtering system and a hermetically sealed cartridge in which the disc is mounted.
A content distribution system comprising:
- a broadcast transmitter for transmitting content;
- a plurality of set-top boxes, wherein each of said boxes comprises:
- a receiver for receiving the content;
- a user interface for providing a user of the system to select at least a portion of the content;
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- an optical disc recorder for recording the portion to an optically altered optical disc.
A broadcast method for distributing content, wherein the method comprises:
- broadcast transmitting a signal that comprises content;
- receiving the signal;
- and
- recording the content to an optically altered optical disc using an optical disc recorder.
An optically altered optical disc comprising:
- a reflective content layer for storing content;
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- an additional layer on which the reflective content layer is disposed, wherein the additional layer is selected from a group consisting of:
- (1) an ultraviolet light transmissive layer, (2) an anti-reflective layer disposed on the reflective content layer, (3) an anti-reflective layer, (4) a visible light opaque layer, (5) an optical filter layer, (6) an inorganic material layer having a bandgap greater than about 4.5 eV, (7) a plurality of optically differentiated layers, (8) an organic layer having a band gap greater than about 3.0 eV, and (9) any combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.