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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2009
Darko Kirovski, Kirkland, WA (US);
Gerald Reuben Dejean, Redmond, WA (US);
Barry C. Bond, Redmond, WA (US);
Sebastian Lange, Seattle, WA (US);
Darko Kirovski, Kirkland, WA (US);
Gerald Reuben DeJean, Redmond, WA (US);
Barry C. Bond, Redmond, WA (US);
Sebastian Lange, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The subject innovation relates to systems and/or methodologies for using randomly positioned electromagnetic scatterers deposited into a predetermined region of an optical storage medium (e.g., Blue Ray DVD, HD DVD, CD, etc.) as a distinct three dimensional (3D) hard-to-copy digital rights management feature. A scatterers' topology is scanned using a matrix of antennas that sense the scatterers' electromagnetic response as the optical disc revolves at near-constant angular speed. The response, f, called an RF fingerprint, is then concatenated with an arbitrary text, t, that defines the digital rights management information imposed by the disk publisher.