Title: Partial encryption and PID mapping
Abstract: An encryption arrangement for multiple encryption of television programs. A system according to embodiments of the present invention multiple encrypts only a portion of the data required for full presentation of a television program to permit coexistence of multiple conditional access encryption systems associated with multiple manufacturer's set-top boxes within a single system. PID mapping techniques are used to distinguish between multiple encryptions. By only encrypting a portion of the program, dramatically less bandwidth is consumed than the alternative of multiple encryption of all program data, thus permitting a larger number of programs to be carried over the same bandwidth while permitting coexistence of multiple conditional access systems in a single cable television system.
Patent Number: 7,151,831 Issued on 12/19/2006 to Candelore, et al.
| Inventors: |
Candelore; Brant L. (Escondido, CA), Unger; Robert Allan (El Cajon, CA), Pedlow, Jr.; Leo M. (Ramona, CA) |
| Assignee: |
Sony Corporation
(Tokyo,
JP)
Sony Electronics Inc.
(Park Ridge,
NJ)
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| Appl. No.:
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10/037,499 |
| Filed:
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January 2, 2002 |
| Current U.S. Class: |
380/200 ; 380/201; 380/210; 380/217 |
| Current International Class: |
H04N 7/167 (20060101) |
| Field of Search: |
380/200-203,217-218,241 713/160-163,189 705/57-59 725/25,30,31,87
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References Cited [Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents