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Process for protecting an information item transmitted from a security element to a decoder and protection system using such a process

US6266415A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 1997
Grant dateJul 24, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04H60/13
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for protecting an information item transmitted from a security element to a decoder and a protection system using such a process. The information item is protected by encrypting within the security element the information item to be transmitted to the decoder and by decrypting this information item within the decoder. The invention applies to conditional-access systems.

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