Method and apparatus for file sharing between a group of user devices with separately sent crucial portions and non-crucial portions
US8255547B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/631
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication system and method for operating the same includes a group of user devices and a content delivery network in communication with the group of user devices. The content delivery network selects a plurality user devices from the group of user devices, divides the content into a crucial portion and a non-crucial portions, and encrypts the crucial portions differently for each of the user devices in the group using conditional access encryption. The content delivery network communicates the non-crucial portions to the plurality of user devices, communicates the encrypted crucial portion to the plurality of user devices separately from the non-crucial. The plurality of user devices assembles the crucial portion and the non-crucial portions to form the content.
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