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Apparatus for entitling and transmitting service instances to remote client devices

US7860250B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Samuel H. Russ · Lawrenceville, US
Michael A. Gaul · Lawrenceville, US
Anthony J. Wasilewski · Alpharetta, US
Howard G. Pinder · Norcross, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 3, 2008
Grant date	Dec 28, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2028

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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