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Title:
CONTENT PROTECTION FOR DIGITAL RECORDING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004081744
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Content protection for digital recording may be provided through the use of digital keys that are unique to specific devices and/or to devices associated with specific household and/or business dwellings. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method (400) for enabling digital recording using a signal receiving apparatus and a digital recording apparatus is provided. The method (400) includes steps of receiving a digital key unique to the signal receiving apparatus (410), receiving broadcast signals (420), encrypting the broadcast signals using the digital key to generate encrypted digital data (430), and providing the encrypted digital data to the digital recording apparatus (440).

Inventors:
LANKFORD DOUGLAS EDWARD (US)
WEHMEYER KEITH REYNOLDS (US)
DERRENBERGER MIKE ARTHUR (US)
BRIDGEWATER KEVIN ELLIOTT (US)
HORLANDER THOMAS EDWARD (US)
PERKINS RUSSELL W (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/007276
Publication Date:
November 11, 2004
Filing Date:
March 10, 2004
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Assignee:
THOMSON LICENSING SA (FR)
LANKFORD DOUGLAS EDWARD (US)
WEHMEYER KEITH REYNOLDS (US)
DERRENBERGER MIKE ARTHUR (US)
BRIDGEWATER KEVIN ELLIOTT (US)
HORLANDER THOMAS EDWARD (US)
PERKINS RUSSELL W (US)
International Classes:
G06F21/60; G06F21/62; H04N5/00; H04N5/913; H04N5/765; H04N5/775; H04N5/781; H04N5/782; (IPC1-7): H04N5/913
Domestic Patent References:
WO2002029566A12002-04-11
Foreign References:
EP1211898A22002-06-05
EP1187391A22002-03-13
EP1265440A12002-12-11
US20030077074A12003-04-24
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