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Authorization of services in a conditional access system

Patent 6516412 Issued on February 4, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject March 16, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

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Application

No. 811085 filed on 03/16/2001

US Classes:

713/168, Particular communication authentication technique380/210, Video electric signal modification (e.g., scrambling)380/217, Having compression (e.g., MPEG)380/229, Including authentication380/259, Symmetric key cryptography713/155, Central trusted authority provides computer authentication713/159, Including intelligent token713/172Intelligent token

Examiners

Primary: Smithers, Matthew

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 0 723 371 EP. 07/13/1996
  • 0 752 786 EP. 01/13/1997
  • WO 94/13107 WO. 06/13/1994
  • WO 95/29560 WO. 11/13/1995

International Class

H04N 007/167

Abstract

A cable television system provides conditional access to services. The cable television system includes a headend from which service "instances", or programs, are broadcast and a plurality of set top units for receiving the instances and selectively decrypting the instances for display to system subscribers. The service instances are encrypted using public and/or private keys provided by service providers or central authorization agents. Keys used by the set tops for selective decryption may also be public or private in nature, and such keys may be reassigned at different times to provide a cable television system in which piracy concerns are minimized.

Other References

  • ISO/IEC 13818-1, "Information Technology -Generic Coding of Moving Pictures and Associated Audio Systems," Draft of: Nov. 13, 1994
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