Patent ID: 8464357
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for copyright protection of real-time content, comprising: providing a first fingerprint for content from a fingerprint ingesting device to a central server; associating the first fingerprint with one or more business rules for the content at the central server; providing at least one of (a) a second fingerprint for said content from a broadcast device to said central server, and (b) a third fingerprint for said content from a receiving device to said central server; comparing said first fingerprint with said at least one of said second and third fingerprints at said central server; and determining said one or more corresponding business rules for said content based on said comparing; wherein a broadcast channel for the content is shut down where the first fingerprint corresponds to the second fingerprint and the one or more corresponding business rules indicate that the content is not permitted to be broadcast by the broadcast device that provided the second fingerprint.