US 9,313,534 B2 · Efficient authorization system for multi-channel broadcast program options

Abstract

A rapid authorization system (22) for subscriber programming authorization with high levels of security can include entitlement management messages (23) that direct fluctuation of an existing package with a communication structure that may involve a primary service directive indicator (3) that is altered, transformed, or fluctuated by a secondary service directive indicator (4) or more. Terse, high entropy directives and entitlement management messages can be transmitted and a multi-channel broadcast programming fluctuation processor (9) at a multichannel broadcast receiver (8) can act to achieve the proper authorization. A conditional access system can be provided through existing, even one-way or SSL, communication pathways with high levels of security. Large subscriber base a la carte options can be provided with rapid authorization that may include nonce programming collective storage (26) for use with a fluctuation entitlement management message transmission.

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Dependent claims

A method of providing numerous subscribers multi-channel broadcast program options comprising the steps of:

establishing a service transmission capability;
establishing a service receipt capability;
indicating a base subscription channel package;
indicating a subscriber channel fluctuation entitlement management message that contains less than an individual subscriber's total individual channel authorization information;
fluctuating said base subscription channel package by said subscriber channel fluctuation entitlement management message at said service receipt capability to create a multi-channel broadcast service subscriber composite;
authorizing total service based on said multi-channel broadcast service subscriber composite;
and
presenting said service to a subscriber.

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A method of providing a subscriber multi-channel broadcast program options comprising the steps of:

establishing a multi-channel broadcast service transmission capability;
establishing a multi-channel broadcast service receipt capability;
storing at least one nonce multi-channel broadcast program collective at said multi-channel broadcast service receipt capability;
securely transmitting a nonce based multi-channel broadcast entitlement management message that contains less than an individual subscriber's total individual channel authorization information to said multi-channel broadcast service receipt capability to transform service indications for an individual subscriber through fluctuation of said nonce multi-channel broadcast program collective at said multi-channel broadcast service receipt capability to create a multi-channel broadcast service subscriber composite;
authorizing a total recipient programming selection for said individual subscriber at said multi-channel broadcast service receipt capability based on said multi-channel broadcast service subscriber composite;
and
presenting said recipient programming selection as an authorized multi-channel broadcast service to said subscriber.

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A numerous subscriber multi-channel broadcast program option system comprising:

a communication headend;
a multi-channel broadcast program option selector;
a base subscription channel package indicator that contains less than an individual subscriber's total individual channel authorization information and is responsive to said multi-channel broadcast program option selector;
a subscriber channel fluctuation entitlement management message responsive to said multi-channel broadcast program option selector;
a multi-channel broadcast entitlement management message transmitter;
at least one communication transmission path responsive to said communication headend;
a multi-channel broadcast receiver responsive to said communication transmission path;
a multi-channel broadcast programming fluctuation processor at an individual subscriber service receipt capability that is responsive to said subscription channel package indicator and said secondary subscriber channel fluctuation entitlement management message and which authorizes a total multi-channel broadcast service composite by transforming the service indications of said subscription channel package;
and
a recipient service presentation element responsive to said multi-channel broadcast programming fluctuation processor.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Efficient authorization system for multi-channel broadcast program options

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Abstract

Claims26