Product Concept:

The device is to be compact and discreet in nature from point of view of the moviegoer. New Portable Implementation The installation and operation of the device and associated systems shall have minimal impact on "exhibitor" operations System to performs in all theater environments, analog or digital, regardless of vintage

Functionalities:

Automated scanning, enabling rapid data acquisition from the entire theater Operational emphasis on elimination of “false positives" Display images of potential pirate camera (IR image) for human verification and evidence documentation Spoils "pirate" recording without interfering with surrounding audience's viewing experience

System integration with:

Network / communications interface Optional TRAKSTAR TVS © audio watermark encoder / decoder

Hardware and Software systems:

A low-level, visible light "illuminator" is utilized. The illuminator produces collimated light from an LED array. An “IR Camera / Sensor ” captures retro-reflections from camcorders while scanning and imaging the entire theater by section(s), A proprietary detection algorithm digitally processes Images to detect and precisely locate “pirate” camcorders (including "pinhole" types) and to eliminate “false positives”. The system is unaffected by lens filtering

Communications & Networking:

After the system has “marked” the presence and the location of “pirate” cameras, a remote “operator” can be alerted for the purposes of: “human verification”, evidence documentation” and to alert "security" as pre-arranged with the exhibitor. Spoiling of the recording can be automated, eliminating the (optional) remote operator.

Intellectual Property:

Apogen Technologies has submitted a Provisional U.S. Patent Application with a filing date of December 9, 2003, to cover basic intellectual property The PirateEye™ Detection Algorithm is copyrighted.