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Multiprocessor conditional access module and method for using the same

US7530108B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 3, 2004
Grant dateMay 5, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4623
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method of controlling access to a media program via a receiver communicably coupleable to a conditional access module is described. The apparatus comprises a first processor, a second processor, and an interface module, communicatively coupled to the first processor and the second processor, the interface module for processing all communications with the conditional access module and externally manifesting a single virtual processor to the receiver.

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