Multi-platform digital television
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsAHMAD ANSARI, DAVID HARTMAN
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Abstract
A multi-platform television comprises at least one television signal interface to receive premium television services from at least two different television service providers. The television further comprises a programmable conditional access system to enable conditional access to the premium television services received by the at least one television signal interface from the at least two different service providers.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a processing system including a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- storing first conditional access and digital rights management data at a programmable memory for a first television service;
- decoding one of a demodulated cable signal, a demodulated satellite signal, or a demodulated over-the-air signal to generate a first decoded signal according to a first television service that is enabled by the first conditional access and digital rights management data;
- presenting the first decoded signal at a display according to a channel selection;
- receiving second conditional access and digital rights management data from equipment associated with a second television service;
- and
- storing the second conditional access and digital rights management data at the programmable memory to enable the second television service and to disable the first television service.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- storing first conditional access and digital rights management data at a programmable memory for a first television service;
- decoding one of a demodulated cable signal, a demodulated satellite signal, or a demodulated over-the-air signal to generate a first decoded signal according to a first television service that is enabled by the first conditional access and digital rights management data;
- presenting the first decoded signal at a display according to a channel selection;
- receiving second conditional access and digital rights management data from equipment associated with a second television service;
- and
- storing the second conditional access and digital rights management data at the programmable memory to enable the second television service and to disable the first television service.
A digital television device, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- storing first conditional access and digital rights management data at a programmable memory for a first television service;
- generating a first decoded signal from one of a demodulated cable signal, a demodulated satellite signal, or a demodulated over-the-air signal according to a first television service enabled by the first conditional access and digital rights management data a decoder;
- storing second conditional access and digital rights management data at the programmable memory to enable second premium television services and to disable first premium television services;
- receiving second conditional access and digital rights management data from equipment associated with a second television service;
- and
- storing the second conditional access and digital rights management data at the programmable memory to enable the second television service and to disable the first television service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.