IP Library Granted Patent US 11,589,232
Granted Patent B2
US 11,589,232 · App. 17/138,062 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

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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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,589,232
App. No.
17/138,062
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
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 (35)

1. A method of acquiring conditional access content, comprising:

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

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

sending a request for said conditional access content to the content provider, said request including at least an 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 the terminal using said account, the terminal being linked to said account; and

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

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one access right includes two access rights, and the method further comprises:

storing the two access rights in said terminal;

sending, by the terminal using the remote communication mechanism, said two access rights to the content provided with at least the identifier of the account; and

receiving said conditional access content by the terminal after successful verification of said two access rights for said account.

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

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

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the two access rights are accumulated in order to gain access to the conditional content.

6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the request further includes a verification code used by the content provider to verify authenticity of the two access rights.

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

8. A terminal that acquires conditional access content, comprising:

circuitry configured to

receive at least a first access right and a second access right

send said first access right and said second access right to a content provider with at least an identifier of an account to which the terminal is associated;

send a request for said conditional access content to the content provider, said request including at least an identifier of the account to which said terminal is associated;

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

verify the terminal using said account, the terminal being linked to said account; and

upon successful verification of said first access right, said second access right, and the terminal, receive said conditional access content.

9. The terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one access right includes two access rights, and the circuitry is further configured to:

store the two access rights in said terminal;

send said two access rights to the content provided with at least the identifier of the account; and

receive said conditional access content by the first terminal after successful verification of said two access rights for said account.

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

11. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the conditions for use depend on at least at type of the terminal.

12. The terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the two access rights are accumulated in order to gain access to the conditional access content.

13. The terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the request further includes a verification code used by the content provider to verify authenticity of the two access rights.

14. The terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the circuitry includes a near field communication (NFC) mechanism.

15. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first access right and the second access right is included in a commercial offer.

16. The terminal according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first access right and the second access right is included in a commercial offer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2021
From: SARDA, PIERRE; STRANSKY, PHILIPPE; WENDLING, BERTRAND
To: NAGRAVISION S.A.
Reel/Frame 054915/0093 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16527940 · Jul 31, 2019
Continuation 14202818 · Mar 10, 2014
Provisional Application 61775737 · Mar 11, 2013
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