SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO CONDITIONAL ACCESS MEDIA CONTENT
First Claim
1. A sleeve for providing access to conditional access digital media content received via a reception device when the reception device has access to a particular right, the sleeve comprising:
- a sleeve body; and
a proximity wireless communications tag embedded within the sleeve body, the proximity wireless communications tag being configured to set up a proximity wireless communications channel with the reception device when the sleeve and the reception device are within a predetermined proximity distance from each other and to pass the particular right to the reception device via the proximity wireless communications channel;
wherein;
the sleeve is adapted to at least partly cover the reception device and, thus arranged, to be visible to a person using the reception device.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and a device for conveniently providing rights to particular conditional access protected digital media content. A sleeve for covering a reception device for receiving the conditional access content is provided. The sleeve comprises a proximity wireless communications module including an antenna and a control chip. The reception device may be a set-top box, a telephone, a tablet computer or the like, as long as it is capable of receiving conditional access content, and may be used along with a detachable security module for decrypting control words to allow the content to be decrypted. The owner of such a reception device may purchase the sleeve which contains the rights to access conditional access content and when the sleeve is mounted on the reception device the rights are granted to the reception device by way of the proximity communications means.
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1. A sleeve for providing access to conditional access digital media content received via a reception device when the reception device has access to a particular right, the sleeve comprising:
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a sleeve body; and a proximity wireless communications tag embedded within the sleeve body, the proximity wireless communications tag being configured to set up a proximity wireless communications channel with the reception device when the sleeve and the reception device are within a predetermined proximity distance from each other and to pass the particular right to the reception device via the proximity wireless communications channel; wherein; the sleeve is adapted to at least partly cover the reception device and, thus arranged, to be visible to a person using the reception device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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