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Manipulating and encrypting media packets

US8204221B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 2008
Grant dateJun 19, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/23895
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for transmitting encrypted packets, the method includes: receiving a program that comprises an encrypted video stream, an encrypted audio stream and an encryption information stream; rescheduling a transmission of a certain encrypted video packet of the encrypted video stream to provide an altered encrypted video stream; rescheduling, in response to the rescheduling of the transmission of the certain encrypted video packet and in response to at least one encryption timing constraint, a first transmission of a certain encryption information item that is used to encrypt the certain encrypted video packet to provide an altered encryption information stream; and transmitting an amended program that comprises the altered encrypted video stream, the encrypted audio stream and the altered encryption information stream.

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