| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus that enables the transfer of viewing rights on an individual basis that allows the individual to view high-definition content from any source when the rights are available. If the viewing rights of the high-definition version are not available to a viewer the same content may be viewed at lower definition. Hence the invention enables moving of the viewing rights with an individual rather than a content viewing terminal. It also allows the content to be reviewed in very low preview resolution but prevents the use in higher resolutions till rights are secured. The benefit is securing and guarding the rights for high-definition reproduction but allowing low quality viewing by using the same compressed content. The HDMI-in to HDMI-out format used in the implementation makes viewing of content from all sources possible, whether directly streamed or from a pre-stored location.
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