Multimedia Content Distribution System and Method for Multiple Dwelling Unit

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20090320058A1
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11887610

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A method for distributing video programs in a multiple dwelling unit from a receiver device associated with the unit to a plurality of client devices located in the multiple dwelling unit, including: receiving a plurality of video programs associated with a plurality of television channels from a signal source; receiving a request for a particular video program associated with a particular television channel from a selected one of the plurality of client devices; confirming that an account associated with the selected client device is authorized to receive the particular video program on the particular television channel; descrambling the particular video program using account data associated with the selected client device in response to the confirmation; scrambling the descrambled particular video program using a local key associated with the selected client device and transmitting the re-scrambled video program to the selected client device; and maintaining account data associated with each of the client devices in the receiver and transmitting updated account data to the signal source.

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THOMSON LICENSING1 RUE JEANNE D'ARC ISSY LES MOULINEAUX 92130

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Derrenberger, Mike Arthur Valencia , US 38 781
Lockridge, Terry Wayne Dayton , US 25 586
Wehmeyer, Keith Reynolds Fishers , US 30 2443

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