DVD replications system and method
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsAlan Bruce Hamersley, Holger Hofmann, John Matthew Town
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Abstract
A system and method for replicating protected content on media includes a controller for enabling replicating of media content from partial encoded content received at a location of the controller. A media recorder is coupled to the controller and including a modulation process (104) to complete encoding of the partial encoded content to record media content on media readable by a device other than the media recorder.
Claims19
A system for replicating protected content on media following partial encoding of the content during DVD mastering, comprising:
- a controller for enabling replicating of the content from partially encoded content received at the controller after the DVD mastering of the content by a content mastering facility at a location different from the system for replicating the protected content, wherein the partially encoded content was generated during the DVD mastering and was protected from use in stages prior to final replication;
- a hardware processor coupled to the controller for fully modulating the partially encoded content by performing one of an eight to sixteen modulation, an eight to twelve modulation and a one to seven parity preserved modulation to generate completely encoded content;
- and;
- a drive coupled to the processor for receiving the completely encoded content generated by the processor and for recording the completely encoded content on media for reading by a device other than said drive.
An apparatus for replicating protected content following partial encoding of the content during DVD mastering, comprising:
- a hardware processor for receiving partially encoded content after the DVD mastering of the content by a content mastering facility at a location different from the apparatus for replicating the protected content, wherein the partially encoded content was generated during the DVD mastering and was protected from use in stages prior to final replication and for fully modulating the partially encoded content by performing one of an eight to sixteen modulation, an eight to twelve modulation and a one to seven parity preserved modulation to generate completely encoded content;
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- a drive coupled to the processor for receiving the completely encoded content generated by the processor and for recording the completely encoded content on media for reading by a device other than said drive.
A method for replicating protected content at a replication facility following partial encoding of the content during DVD mastering, comprising:
- receiving a partially encoded content data stream, by a controller of the replication facility, after the DVD mastering of the content by a content mastering facility at a location different from the replication facility, wherein the partially encoded content data stream was generated during the DVD mastering and was protected from use in stages prior to final replication;
- fully modulating, by a hardware processor of the replication facility, the partially encoded content data stream, after the DVD mastering, by performing one of an eight to sixteen modulation, an eight to twelve modulation and a one to seven parity preserved modulation to generate completely encoded content;
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- recording, by a drive of the replication facility, on media the completely encoded content such that the media is readable by standard equipment other than said drive.
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