METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCRYPTING MULTIMEDIA STREAMS
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1. A method for encrypting data packets in a multimedia stream, each data packet comprising a header portion and a payload portion, the method comprising:
- selecting one or more data packets from an incoming multimedia stream;
selecting at least one of a header portion and a payload portion within the one or more data packets; and
encrypting at least one region in the selected at least one of the header portion and the payload portion using an encryption algorithm.
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Abstract
A method and system for encrypting data packets in a multimedia stream are disclosed. Each data packet includes a header portion and a payload portion. In one embodiment, one or more data packets are selected from an incoming multimedia stream. Further, one or more of a header portion and a payload portion are selected within the one or more data packets. Furthermore, one or more regions in the selected one or more of the header portion and the payload portion are encrypted using an encryption algorithm.
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1. A method for encrypting data packets in a multimedia stream, each data packet comprising a header portion and a payload portion, the method comprising:
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selecting one or more data packets from an incoming multimedia stream; selecting at least one of a header portion and a payload portion within the one or more data packets; and encrypting at least one region in the selected at least one of the header portion and the payload portion using an encryption algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for encrypting data packets in a multimedia stream, each data packet comprising a header portion and a payload portion, the system comprising:
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a key sever; and a transmitting unit communicatively connected to the key server;
wherein the transmitting unit comprises a multimedia stream encryption engine to;select one or more data packets from an incoming multimedia stream; select at least one of a header portion and a payload portion within the one or more data packets; obtain one or more encryption keys from the key server; and encrypt at least one region in the selected at least one of the header portion and the payload portion using an encryption algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions executable by a computing device to:
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select one or more data packets from an incoming multimedia stream; selecting at least one of a header portion and a payload portion within the one or more data packets; and encrypting at least one region in the selected at least one of the header portion and the payload portion using an encryption algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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