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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1999
Karl Francis Horlander, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael Francis Kvintus, Jr., Terre Haute, IN (US);
Keith Reynolds Wehmeyer, Hamilton, IN (US);
Robert Howard Miller, Leawood, KS (US);
Karl Francis Horlander, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael Francis Kvintus, Jr., Terre Haute, IN (US);
Keith Reynolds Wehmeyer, Hamilton, IN (US);
Robert Howard Miller, Leawood, KS (US);
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne, FR;
Abstract
A method for operating a video processing system by receiving initial copyright information from a first source, storing the initial copyright information, receiving updated copyright information from a second source, and updating the stored copyright information in response to the updated copyright information. For example in one embodiment of the present invention, the initial copyright information for a program is received from an electronic program guide and updated copyright information is received along with the selected program. The video processing system may be programmed to operate in a first operating mode in response to the initial copyright information and the operating mode of the video processing system may be switched to a second operating mode in response to the updated copyright information.