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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166499 | Method, apparatus and set-top device for transmitting content to a receiver A method for transmitting content (12) via a digital video interface (15) using a high-bandwidth digital content protection system (50). The content (12) has a first format in a first state, a second format in a second state, and vertical... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8117634 | Media data processing apparatus and media data processing method A media data processing apparatus includes an input unit that inputs media data and intellectual property management data for managing intellectual property of the media data, a first encoding unit that encodes the media data, a second encoding unit that encodes the... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8060902 | System for receiving broadcast digital data comprising a master digital terminal, and at least one slave digital terminal The system for receiving broadcast digital data (in particular pay television services) comprises a master digital terminal (1), and at least one slave digital terminal (2) connected to the master terminal by a link (3) and able to receive prote... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8037491 | Data transmitting method, data transmitting system, data receiving method and receiving terminal In a method and system for transmitting and receiving data, specified data can be transmitted only to a specific receiving terminal by assigning unique terminal information to the receiving terminal. When transmitted with data, the unique terminal information identi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8010977 | Broadcast receiving apparatus and pay program providing system A broadcast receiving apparatus receives a broadcast signal containing video image information representing a video image, pay program identifying information indicating whether or not the video image is a pay program video image, and address information indicating ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7984464 | Digital broadcast receiving apparatus A digital broadcast receiving apparatus, includes: a channel information memory unit which stores the physical channel, a virtual channel, the sub channels, and scrambling information which indicates whether the sub channels are scrambled or not so as to refer the s... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979876 | Receiver, distribution method of release information and distribution method of contents In the case when password data (PW1) added to a TV broadcasting signal and password data (PW2) transmitted from an Internet connection section (2) have a predetermined correlation with each other, the display section (3) is allowed to dis... | 07/12/2011 |
| RE42549 | Method for protecting of data, reproduction according to both transmitted protection data and apparatus protection data In a reproduction apparatus, for reproducing an original signal conveyed as main data by a data medium such as a recording disk or broadcasting system, with medium protection data which are specific to the data medium being conveyed together with the main data, the ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975279 | Impulse purchase system for pay-television In a pay television system, the choice and the confirmation of an impulse purchase are performed by the user on presentation, by means of a screen, of a grid of programmes. The selection by this user of a particular programme of his choice from the grid is subsequen... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7975280 | Method and apparatus for performing impulse authorizations within a video on demand environment A conditional access control apparatus for inserting descrambling messages and impulse authorizations to enable requesting subscribers to utilize requested scrambled content. The apparatus includes a content and asset storage module for storing content and assets, a... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7945925 | Copy protection An apparatus for copy protection in a cable broadcast receiver and method thereof, by which digital broadcast contents can be protected from being copied. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7930712 | Apparatus and method for processing content signals from multiple signal sources An apparatus and method for processing content signals received from a plurality of different, and possibly dissimilar, signal sources, such as different satellite networks, and providing a display based on the content of those signals. The apparatus includes a tune... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913273 | System and method for receiving broadcast audio/video works and for enabling a consumer to purchase the received audio/video works A system and method for purchasing broadcast audio and/or video (audio/video) works. According to one embodiment, the system includes a data stream processor that receives a broadcast audio/video data stream and produces from the broadcast audio/video data stream a ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7895616 | Reconstitution of program streams split across multiple packet identifiers A method and apparatus for reconstituting packetized data streams representing a television program when the program uses multiple packet identifiers (PID) as in selective encryption schemes. Transmission of multiple sets of system information (SI) is avoided by inc... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7853971 | Broadcasting signal receiver apparatus provided with controller for controlling demodulation mode, and apparatus for controlling demodulation mode A set-top box is configured to mount therein a security device which stores security information on a broadcasting entity, and extracts transmission information for receiving a broadcasting signal modulated from a control signal from a head end. In the set-top box, ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7810113 | Security device and head end in conditional access system and method for controlling illegal use in the system A security device and a head end of a conditional access system (CAS), and a method for controlling illegal use of the conditional access system, capable of minimizing the number of entitlement management messages (EMMs) to be distributed from a head end to a user a... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7802279 | Methods and apparatuses for processing broadcast flagged media content Methods and Apparatuses for content protection of broadcast flagged programs for digital television devices that use CableCARDs. In one embodiment, a filter is used to prevent program content in a clear format from being exposed on the CableCARD connector. In one em... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7788685 | Software RASP parser for a PVR-enabled set-top system According to one aspect, there is provided a method for parsing RASP events in a number of packets in a PVR-enabled set-top system using a software RASP parser. The method includes retrieving a first SCID from a first packet, determining if the first SCID is on a SC... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7765566 | In-band signaling to control encryption and transcoding resources in VOD/On-Demand system A method for controlling flow of a video content signal through a communications system, such as a video on-demand system creates a unique message for each individual video content signal and attaches the unique message to each individual video content signal prior ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7716699 | Control and playback of media over network link A home entertainment network transmits audio/video decrypted from a DVD over a network to a media receiver using a secure channel. The A/V data is re-encrypted in a second encryption format amenable to transmission over the network. The media stream is thereby compl... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7681214 | Outer code covered synchronous code division multiple access for cable modem channels Outer code covered synchronous code division multiple access for cable modem (CM) channels. Outer pseudo-noise (PN) code is employed, along with orthogonal codes (OCs), to spread CM signals thereby mitigating inter-code-interference (ICI) effects caused by residual ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7617510 | Media network using set-top boxes as nodes Subject matter includes methods of using conventional set-top boxes that receive streaming video modulated on coaxial cable rather than over an IP-based LAN as nodes in a media network. In one implementation, an exemplary adapter is used to integrate a conventional ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7600238 | Method for verifying television receiver sets with access control and corresponding receiver set The invention concerns a method for verifying television receiver sets with access control and a corresponding receiver set. The invention is characterized in that a broadcaster performs parametered calculations, for example through the subscriptions and the charact... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7571451 | Method and apparatus for performing session based conditional access A video-on-demand conditional access information distribution system includes establishing a session with a set top terminal by defining an in-band communications channel for transporting content to the set top terminal, and communicating to the set top terminal via... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7559070 | Moving image distribution system, moving image dividing system, moving image distribution program, moving image dividing program, and recording medium storing moving image distribution program and/or moving image dividing program A moving image distribution system, wherein the user can view content moving images at no charge, and the provider of the content moving images can prevent a drain of the moving image contents and can protect the copy right thereof, as a copy right holder, without f... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7552457 | Method of controlling descrambling of a plurality of program transport streams, receiver system and portable secure device A method of controlling descrambling of a plurality of program transport streams received by a receiver system comprises receiving a sequence of messages in a conditional access sub-system (9,10) comprised in said receiver system, each message being associate... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7526785 | Trusted computing platform for restricting use of data A client/server system has a client platform adapted to provide restricted use of data provided by a serve. The client platform comprises a display, secure communications means, and a memory containing image receiving code for receiving data from a server by the sec... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7475415 | Receiver, distribution method of release information and distribution method of contents In the case when password data (PW1) added to a TV broadcasting signal and password data (PW2) transmitted from an Internet connection section (2) have a predetermined correlation with each other, the display section (3) is allowed to dis... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7421082 | Data delivery method and data delivery system using sets of passkeys generated by dividing an encryption key A data delivery system providing multipoint delivery of encrypted digital data to specific destinations. A plurality of pieces of key information are generated on the basis of an encryption key specific to each digital data item to be delivered. The multiple pieces ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7409562 | Method and apparatus for encrypting media programs for later purchase and viewing A system and method for storing and retrieving program material for subsequent replay is disclosed. The method includes accepting a receiver ID associated with a receiver key stored in a memory of the receiver, determining a pairing key for encrypting communications... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7409702 | Auxiliary program association table A method of identifying programs in a digital video communication system, consistent with certain embodiment of the present invention involve generating an auxiliary program association table (PAT) and an auxiliary program map table (PMT), wherein the auxiliary PAT ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7401232 | Content playback apparatus method and program and key management apparatus and system A key management apparatus which can be used to encrypt/decrypt content data in a content playback device includes a storing unit for storing a secret key, a key information decrypting unit for decrypting encrypted key information and an updating unit operable to up... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398540 | System and method for tuning channels using a central point of control Systems and methods for tuning channels within a home entertain system by connecting multiple consumer electronics devices to a central electronics device with an internal tuner. The consumer electronics devices are connected in a hub and spoke configuration, with e... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394834 | Common interface controller and method of descrambling transport stream channels A common interface controller and a method of descrambling channels of first and second transport streams using a conditional access module for descrambling channels of a transport stream as identified by respective PIDs wherein an intermediate data stream is provid... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386128 | Conditional access system providing access to multiple programs or services A conditional access subsystem is proved which is to reside with an end-user for receiving, decrypting and decoding all programs distributed by a content provider that the end user is entitled to access so that the decrypted and decoded programs are available for di... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383562 | Restricted reception device for digital cable broadcasting system, and reception system and method using the same A restricted reception device enabling a subscriber receiver to selectively receive broadcasting data transferred via a digital cable broadcasting network, includes: a demultiplexer for receiving broadcasting data and an ECM including a CW from the subscriber receiv... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383561 | Conditional access system A conditional access system in which entitlement control messages (ECMs) containing the encryption keys used to encrypt a program transmission, are sent to a set-top box over a secure communications channel separate from the channel used for transmission of the encr... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382884 | Key management for content protection A method for content access control operative to enable authorized devices to access protected content and to prevent unauthorized devices from accessing protected content, the method comprising: providing a plurality of authorized devices; dividing the plurality of... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383438 | System and method for secure conditional access download and reconfiguration A method of securely downloading at least one of conditional access software (CAS), Digital Rights Management software (DRMS), Trusted Domain Software (TDS), and Gaming Security Software (GSS) includes presenting a specialized entitlement management message (EMM) to... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380265 | System for monitoring direct broadcast wireless signals A system and method for monitoring direct broadcast satellite signals. In a most general embodiment, the invention (10) includes a mechanism (20) for receiving direct broadcast wireless signals encoded in accordance with a DSS transport protocol. The r... | 05/27/2008 |
