Method for the allocation and management of subscriptions for the reception of broadcast products
US8484673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4623
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method to reduce bandwidth necessary for renewal of subscriptions for reception of broadcast services including: defining a plurality of sets of subscriber identification numbers, each set being associated with a product; splitting a set of subscriber identification numbers into groups of subscribers; searching for an available subscriber identification number related to the desired product at the time of initialization of a new subscriber; confirming that an inhibit duration has elapsed between the end of the previous subscription and the start of the new subscription; sending an initialization message to the new subscriber addressed with his unique identification address and containing the subscriber identification number of, and rights to, his product; preparing a group rights renewal message for the product to the group containing the subscriber identification number, this message comprising the group header containing this subscriber and a compressed bitmap allowing to individually address each of the group members.
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