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Reception apparatus for authenticated access to coded broadcast signals

US6473742B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 1998
Grant dateOct 29, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/601
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Decoding of a broadcast signal is enabled only if it carries an identifier verified by its presence (or absence) in a stored list. The list is loaded from a removable module. Preferably the loading of the list is conditional upon the success of a cryptographically authenticated exchange of signals between the module and the main part of the receiver.

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