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Apparatus for entitling and transmitting service instances to remote client devices

US7505592B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 6, 2007
Grant dateMar 17, 2009
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/2803
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A server in a subscriber television network receives service instances from a headend of the subscriber television network. The server is adapted to encrypt according to an encryption scheme and re-transmit service instances to a client-receiver. The server reformats the service instance from a first format into a second format the client-receiver can access the service instance.

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