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Content distributing method, apparatus and system

US8452008B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 2007
Grant dateMay 28, 2013
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/6408
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of distributing content to a plurality of clients. The method on a server begins with accessing content to be distributed to a plurality of clients and identifying a first type of content to be distributed as crucial content and identifying a second type of content to be distributed as non-crucial content. The crucial content is any content required to properly render, after a decryption process, the content. The non-crucial content is all the other content to be distributed. The crucial content is encrypted with a first encrypting key which is unique to each of the plurality of clients. The crucial content which has been encrypted is transmitted. The non-crucial content is transmitted to the plurality of clients.

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