SECURITY DEVICE FOR PAY-TV RECEIVER DECODER
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a receiver/decoder for providing access to conditional access digital content;
a security device, connectable to the receiver/decoder; and
a wireless tag, the wireless tag being attached to the receiver/decoder;
the security device comprising;
a memory to store at least one identifier associated with the security device and at least one system key;
a first wireless transceiver at least to read an authorization message from the wireless tag; and
a processor configured to;
decrypt the authorization message using the system key;
compare the decrypted authorization message with the identifier associated with the security device; and
process at least one security message in order to extract at least one key or at least one right therefrom, said processing taking place depending on the result of said comparison;
wherein;
the authorization message is based at least on all or part of the identifier associated with the security device and encrypted under the system key.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The aim of the present invention is to ensure that a security module SC or CAM is used with an authorized receiver device. A security device for Pay-TV receiver decoder, in charge of processing the security messages and to extract the keys or rights from the security messages, this security device comprising a memory to store at least one reference identifier of the receiver/decoder, characterized in that, it further comprises a wireless reader to read a wireless tag containing a receiver/decoder identifier with which it is connected, and means to compare this identifier with the reference identifier, said security device modifying the processing of the security messages in function of the comparison result.
-
Citations
7 Claims
-
1. A system comprising:
-
a receiver/decoder for providing access to conditional access digital content; a security device, connectable to the receiver/decoder; and a wireless tag, the wireless tag being attached to the receiver/decoder; the security device comprising; a memory to store at least one identifier associated with the security device and at least one system key; a first wireless transceiver at least to read an authorization message from the wireless tag; and a processor configured to; decrypt the authorization message using the system key; compare the decrypted authorization message with the identifier associated with the security device; and process at least one security message in order to extract at least one key or at least one right therefrom, said processing taking place depending on the result of said comparison; wherein; the authorization message is based at least on all or part of the identifier associated with the security device and encrypted under the system key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6, 7)
-
-
4. A method for pairing a security device with a receiver/decoder, comprising:
-
reading an identifier associated with the security device by a communications device, the security device comprising a first wireless transceiver, the communication device comprising a second wireless transceiver, the security device being connectable to a receiver/decoder; preparing an authorization message by the communications device, the authorization message being based at least on all or part of the identifier of the security device and being encrypted under a system key; writing the authorization message to the wireless tag, the wireless tag being attached to the receiver/decoder; reading by the security device the authorization message from the wireless tag; decrypting the authorization message by the security device; comparing the decrypted authorization message with the security device identifier; and allowing or disallowing the pairing depending on the result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (5)
-
Specification