NETWORK FRAUD PREVENTION VIA REGISTRATION AND VERIFICATION
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling fraud in a signal delivery system, comprising:
- a module for selectively delivering at least one signal to at least one authorized receiver via an output of the module, wherein the module is coupled to and uniquely paired with each of the at least one authorized receivers upon installation of the at least one receiver to the output, such that the module delivers the at least one satellite signal to the at least one authorized receiver only when the unique pairing and the coupling to the at least one authorized receiver is present.
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Abstract
An apparatus for controlling fraud in a satellite signal delivery system. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a receive antenna for receiving at least one satellite signal, and a module, coupled to the receive antenna, for selectively delivering the at least one satellite signal to at least one receiver via an output of the module, wherein the module creates an association between the module and the at least one receiver upon installation of the at least one receiver to the output, such that the module delivers the at least one satellite signal to the at least one receiver only when the association is present.
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1. An apparatus for controlling fraud in a signal delivery system, comprising:
a module for selectively delivering at least one signal to at least one authorized receiver via an output of the module, wherein the module is coupled to and uniquely paired with each of the at least one authorized receivers upon installation of the at least one receiver to the output, such that the module delivers the at least one satellite signal to the at least one authorized receiver only when the unique pairing and the coupling to the at least one authorized receiver is present. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling fraud in a signal delivery system by selectively delivering video signals to at least one authorized receiver, comprising:
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uniquely pairing a module to each authorized receiver through an interface; and controlling the flow of video signals to the authorized receiver at the module, the selective control based on at least the pairing to the authorized receiver and the identification (ID) number of the authorized receiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 16)
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- 14. The method of claim 14, further comprising outputting a legacy output from the module.
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17. A fraud controlled satellite signal delivery system, for selectively delivering satellite video signals to at least one authorized receiver, comprising:
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input means for receiving a plurality of signals; and controller means for selectively delivering at least one signal in the plurality of signals to at least one authorized receiver via an output of the controller means, wherein the controller means is uniquely paired with each of the at least one authorized receivers upon installation of the at least one receiver to the output, such that the controller means delivers the at least one signal to the at least one authorized receiver only when the unique pairing between the controller means and the at least one authorized receiver is present. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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