Secure terminal data loader apparatus and method for a mobile platform
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1. In a mobile communication system having an information content delivery system for delivering information to users aboard a mobile platform, a terminal data loading device semi-permanently installed on the mobile platform, said terminal data loading device comprising:
- a media unit operatively connectable to a transportable media element containing media data, a predetermined portion of the media data being encrypted, the media unit being capable of reading the media data from the media element and outputting an encrypted media signal;
a security processor unit receiving the encrypted media signal from the media unit and outputting an unencrypted media signal based on one or more predetermined cryptographic keys utilizing a predetermined cryptographic algorithm;
a physical key unit for receiving a physical key, the physical key unit and physical key determining at least one cryptographic key for the security processor unit;
a control processor unit for receiving the unencrypted media signal from the security processor unit and parsing the unencrypted media signal into blocks of information of a predetermined size;
a wireless communication unit for receiving an information signal from the control processor unit and sending an output signal to a receiving wireless communication unit using a low-bandwidth cellular channel; and
a wireline communication unit for receiving the blocks of information and outputting a wireline signal to a network on the mobile platform.
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Abstract
A terminal data loading device on a mobile platform includes a media unit for receiving a transportable media element containing media data and outputting a media signal to a control processor unit. The control processor unit outputs an information signal to a wireline communication unit. The wireline communication unit outputs a wireline signal to a network on the mobile platform.
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1. In a mobile communication system having an information content delivery system for delivering information to users aboard a mobile platform, a terminal data loading device semi-permanently installed on the mobile platform, said terminal data loading device comprising:
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a media unit operatively connectable to a transportable media element containing media data, a predetermined portion of the media data being encrypted, the media unit being capable of reading the media data from the media element and outputting an encrypted media signal; a security processor unit receiving the encrypted media signal from the media unit and outputting an unencrypted media signal based on one or more predetermined cryptographic keys utilizing a predetermined cryptographic algorithm; a physical key unit for receiving a physical key, the physical key unit and physical key determining at least one cryptographic key for the security processor unit; a control processor unit for receiving the unencrypted media signal from the security processor unit and parsing the unencrypted media signal into blocks of information of a predetermined size; a wireless communication unit for receiving an information signal from the control processor unit and sending an output signal to a receiving wireless communication unit using a low-bandwidth cellular channel; and a wireline communication unit for receiving the blocks of information and outputting a wireline signal to a network on the mobile platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17)
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13. A method of on-loading content for use with a terminal data loader device on a mobile platform, comprising:
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connecting a transportable media element to a media unit, the media element containing media data, a predetermined portion of the media data being encrypted; reading the transportable media element containing media data with the media unit to produce a media signal; sending the media signal from the media unit to a security processor for outputting an unencrypted media signal based on one or more predetermined cryptographic keys utilizing a predetermined cryptographic algorithm; sending the unencrypted media signal from the security processor to a control processor unit; the control processor unit parsing the media signal into blocks of information of a predetermined size; sending the blocks of information to a wireline communication unit; translating the blocks of information with the wireline communication unit to produce a wireline signal; sending an information signal to a wireless communication unit; translating the information signal with the wireless communication unit to produce an output signal; outputting the output signal from the wireless communication unit to a web-based content management system using a low-bandwidth cellular channel; and outputting the wireline signal from the wireline communication unit to a network on a mobile platform. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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