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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2002
Ming Ji, Singapore, SG;
Sheng Mei Shen, Singapore, SG;
Zhongyang Huang, Singapore, SG;
Takanori Senoh, Hirakata, JP;
Ming Ji, Singapore, SG;
Sheng Mei Shen, Singapore, SG;
Zhongyang Huang, Singapore, SG;
Takanori Senoh, Hirakata, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus of a flexible and common MPEG-2 IPMP system (Intellectual Property Management and Protection) is invented to provide flexibility and interoperability by introducing a IPMP Control Information which includes IPMP Tool List and an optional Tool Container. The IPMP Control Information is put in PSI in MPEG-2 transport stream, and a special PES packet in MPEG-2 program stream. IPMP Stream is defined to carry IPMP information that is to be sent to each individual IPMP tool instance. The concept of Tool Manager, Message Router from MPEG-4 IPMP extension is mapped into MPEG-2 terminal to form MPEG-2 IPMP framework together with introduced IPMP Control Information and IPMP Stream. As a result of this invention, the same protected MPEG-2 content is able to play back by different types of MPEG-2 IPMP terminals, and the same MPEG-2 content can be protected by using different vendors' IPMP system.