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Restricted reception device for digital cable broadcasting system, and reception system and method using the same

US7383562B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 16, 2003
Grant dateJun 3, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/6168
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A restricted reception device enabling a subscriber receiver to selectively receive broadcasting data transferred via a digital cable broadcasting network, includes: a demultiplexer for receiving broadcasting data and an ECM including a CW from the subscriber receiver, and demultiplexing them, the broadcasting data and the ECM being transferred through an in-band channel; an out-of-band channel signal processor for receiving an EMM from the subscriber receiver, and processing the EMM, the EMM being transferred through an out-of-band channel; a restricted reception processor for descrambling the scrambled broadcasting data using the ECM and the EMM received from the out-of-band channel signal processor; and a remultiplexer for multiplexing the descrambled broadcasting data received from the restricted reception processor, and sending the multiplexed broadcasting data to the subscriber receiver.

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