Patent · US Expired

Method and device for providing controlled access video signals without providing a signal in the clear

US6226384A · kind A · utility

7Cited by
10References
14Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 18, 1996
Grant dateMay 1, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 18, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/163
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A display device for receiving encrypted or scramble video data and for decrypting or descrambling the video data such that a signal is not provided "in the clear". The video data is stored in a memory array in an encrypted form and read out from the memory array using a decryption key. The encrypted data is then read out from the memory elements in accordance with known methods.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.