Encryption and content control in a digital broadcast system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7218738
APP PUB NO 20030123664A1
SERIAL NO

10273875

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A selective encryption encoder has a packet identifier that identifies packets of a specified packet type forming a part of a program. A packet duplicator duplicates the identified packets to produce first and second sets of the identified packets. A PMT (program map table) inserter generates temporary identifying information that identifies the first and second sets of identified packets inserts the temporary identifying information as user private data in a program map table (PMT) forming a part of the transport program specific information (PSI). The data are then sent to and received from a primary encryption encoder to encrypt the first set of identified packets under a first encryption method. A secondary encrypter encrypts the second set of identified packets under a second encryption method. The PSI is then modified at a PSI modifier to remove the temporary identifying information and to correctly associate the first and second sets of identified packets and the unencrypted packets with the program.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • SONY CORPORATION;SONY ELECTRONICS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Candelore, Brant L Escondido, CA 205 9966
Derovanessian, Henry San Diego, CA 42 1055
Pedlow, Jr Leo M Ramona, CA 17 633

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