Apparatus, method and system for generating a unique hardware adaptation inseparable from correspondingly unique content
US6968454B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/80
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention includes an apparatus, method and system for generating a configuration of an adaptive circuit which is inseparable from selected content. Either the adaptive circuit or encrypted, selected content has a unique identifier. In one of the preferred method and system embodiments in which the adaptive circuit has the unique identifier, a request for the selected content is received, along with the unique identifier, such as by a network server. The selected content is then encrypted, based upon the unique identifier, to form encrypted content. Configuration information for the adaptive circuit, corresponding to the unique identifier and the encrypted content, is generated to form corresponding configuration information. A service provider, such as through a network server, transfers the encrypted content and the corresponding configuration information to the adaptive circuit having the unique identifier, which may then be configured for use of the selected content. As a consequence, the present invention creates adaptive hardware configurations which are uniquely coupled to the selected content.
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