Method and system for providing a predeactivation warning in a system having a conditional access authorization expiration in a mobile receiving device
View Patent ↗A system and method for providing conditional access authorizations in a satellite-receiving system includes generating a conditional access authorization signal and an expiration signal at a head-end 20 , receiving the conditional access authorization signal at a fixed satellite receiver 54 or at a mobile satellite receiver 28 . When the mobile satellite receiver operates in a predetermined time window before the expiration time, which is determined from the expiration signal, a warning 434 on a screen display 432 is generated.
1. A method comprising:
communicating a conditional access authorization signal and an expiration signal to a mobile satellite receiver;
storing the conditional access authorization signal and the expiration signal in the mobile satellite receiver;
enabling use of satellite signals by the mobile satellite receiver in response to the conditional access authorization signal;
when a current time is within a time window from an expiration time determined from the expiration signal, generating a screen display corresponding to a reauthorization warning;
contacting a business center;
providing identifying information to the business center;
communicating a reauthorization signal and a second expiration signal to the mobile satellite receiver;
storing the reauthorization signal and the second expiration signal in the mobile satellite receiver; and
enabling use of the satellite signals by the mobile satellite receiver in response to the reauthorization signal and the second expiration signal.
2. A method as in claim 1 wherein communicating comprises communicating the reauthorization signal and the second expiration signal through a satellite.
3. A method as in claim 1 wherein communicating comprises wirelessly communicating the reauthorization signal and the second expiration signal through a satellite.
4. A method as in claim 3 wherein wirelessly communicating the reauthorization signal and the second expiration signal comprises communicating the reauthorization signal and the second expiration signal through a wireless network.
5. A method as in claim 3 wherein wirelessly communicating the conditional access authorization signal comprises communicating the reauthorization signal and the second expiration signal through a WiFi network.
6. A method as in claim 3 wherein wirelessly communicating the reauthorization signal and the second expiration signal comprises communicating the reauthorization signal and the second expiration signal through an extender of a wireless phone network.
7. A method as in claim 3 wherein wirelessly communicating the reauthorization signal and the second expiration signal comprises communicating the reauthorization signal and the second expiration signal through a cellular phone network.
8. A method as in claim 3 wherein communicating a reauthorization signal and a second expiration signal comprises storing the reauthorization signal and the second expiration signal on a memory device and further comprising coupling the memory device to the mobile receiver.
9. A method as in claim 1 wherein the mobile satellite receiver comprises a mobile integrated receiver decoder.
10. A method as in claim 1 further comprising generating the conditional access authorization signal and the expiration signal at a head end.