IP Library Granted Patent US 10,911,955
Granted Patent B2
US 10,911,955 · App. 16/527,940 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Method for acquiring access rights to conditional access content

Inventors: Pierre Sarda (Echallens, CH); Philippe Stransky (Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, CH); Bertrand Wendling (Divonne-les-Bains, FR)
Assignee: NAGRAVISION S.A.
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Patent No.
US 10,911,955
App. No.
16/527,940
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of acquiring access rights to conditional access content. The method comprises receiving an access right on a first terminal through a first communication channel; storing said access right in said first terminal; sending a request for said conditional access content to a content provider, said request containing at least an identifier of an account to which said first terminal is associated, an identifier of the requested content and a piece of information concerning said access right; verifying, by said content provider, the authenticity of said access right using said piece of information concerning the access right; and when there has been a successful verification, marking said access right as used, and sending said conditional access content to at least one terminal linked to said account. The first terminal using near field communication technology (NFC) during at least one transfer of said access rights.

Claims (26)

1. A method for receiving conditional access content, comprising:

receiving a first access right and at least a second access right on a first terminal, the first terminal including a local communication mechanism configured to receive the first access right and the second access right and a remote communication mechanism;

sending, to a content provider by the first terminal using the remote communication mechanism, the first and the second access rights with an identifier of an account to which said first terminal is associated;

sending a request for a conditional access content to the content provider, said request including at least the identifier of the account;

selecting the conditional access content in response to a positive verification of the first access right and the second access right;

verifying at least one second terminal using said account, the at least one second terminal being linked to said account; and

upon successful verification of said access right and the second terminal, receiving said conditional access content by the at least one second terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the conditional access content is linked to conditions for use.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the conditions for use depend on a type of the at least one second terminal.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first access right and the at least a second access right are cumulated in order to gain access to the conditional access content.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the request further comprises a verification code that can be used by the content provider to verify authenticity of said first and second access rights.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the content provider marks the first and second access rights as used before sending the conditional access content.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said local communication mechanism is a near field communication (NFC) mechanism.

8. A system for acquiring conditional access content, comprising:

a first terminal of a user configured to receive a first access right and at least a second access right, the first terminal including a local communication mechanism configured to receive the first access right and the second access right and a remote communication mechanism;

at least one second terminal of the user configured to receive conditional access content from a content provider;

said first terminal being further configured to send, to a content provider using the remote communication mechanism, the first and the second access rights with an identifier of an account to which said first terminal is associated;

said second terminal being further configured to send a request for a conditional access content to the content provider, said request including at least the identifier of the account; and

said content provider being configured to select the conditional access content in response to a positive verification of the first access right and the second access right, verify the at least one second terminal using said account, the at least one second terminal being linked to said account, and upon successful verification of said access right and the second terminal, send said conditional access content to the at least one second terminal.

9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the conditional access content is linked to conditions for use.

10. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the conditions for use depend on a type of the at least one second terminal.

11. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the first access right and the at least a second access right are cumulated in order to gain access to the conditional access content.

12. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the content provider is further configured to mark the first and second access rights as used when verification of the at least one second terminal is successful.

13. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the request further comprises a verification code to verify authenticity of the first and second access rights.

14. The system according to claim 8 , in the verification the content provider verifies a suitability between the access right requested for said conditional access content and rights available for the at least on second terminal.

15. The system of claim 8 , wherein said local communication mechanism is a near field communication (NFC) mechanism.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2019
From: SARDA, PIERRE; STRANSKY, PHILIPPE; WENDLING, BERTRAND
To: NAGRAVISION S.A.
Reel/Frame 050100/0103 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14202818 · Mar 10, 2014
Provisional Application 61775737 · Mar 11, 2013
Related Publication 20190356380A1 · Nov 21, 2019