Process for transmitting digital data representative of a content

• US 8,132,201 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2003
• Issued: 03/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: Diehl, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Pendleton, Brian
• Assistant Examiner(s): Saint Cyr, Jean D
• Application Number:
  US10/358,613
• Publication Number:
  US 20030149974A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,317 Days
• Field of Search: 725/25, 725/80, 726/29, 705 51- 55, 380200-203
• US Class Current: 725/25
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32128 attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2005/91307 by adding a copy protection signal to the video signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43622 Interfacing an external recording device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47211 for requesting pay-per-view content payment schemes payment architectures or payment protocols G06Q20/00, G07F
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3246 of data relating to permitted access or usage, e.g. level of access or usage parameters for digital rights management [DRM] related to still images
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

The process comprises the steps consisting in:

• • (a) receiving data in a first device, the data containing at least one anticopy protection system identifier;
  • (b) verifying whether the first device is connected to a data recording device by a digital bus; and in case of positive verification:
  • (c) verifying whether the first device comprises a module implementing an anticopy protection system whose identifier is included in the data; and in case of positive verification:
  • (d) offering a user access to the data according to a first mode of access (PPVR) authorizing the recording of the data; and
  • in case of negative verification in step (b) or step (c):
  • (e) offering a user access to the data according to a second mode of access (PPV) not authorizing the recording of the data.

Claims

1. Process for receiving data representative of a content comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving data in a receiver device, said data containing at least one anticopy protection system identifier associated with a corresponding anticopy protection system;

(b) verifying whether the receiver device is connected to a data recording device by an external digital bus; and

in case of positive verification;

(c) verifying whether the receiver device comprises a module implementing an anticopy protection system whose identifier is included in said data where said at least one anticopy protection system is implemented using said digital bus; and

in case of positive verification;

(d) offering a user access to said data according to a first mode of access authorizing the recording of said data; and

in case of negative verification in step (b) or step (c);

(e) offering a user access to said data according to a second mode of access not authorizing the recording of said data.

2. Process according to claim 1, furthermore comprising the steps of, in case of positive verification in step (c):

i) verifying whether said anticopy protection system belongs to a first category of systems using a mode of protection specific to the digital bus connecting said first device to said recording device, and in case of positive verification;

ii) verifying whether at least one recording device to which said first device is connected comprises a module implementing the same anticopy protection system;

step (d) being implemented in case of positive verification in step (ii) or in the case of negative verification in step (i);

and step (e) being implemented in case of negative verification in step (ii).

3. Process according to claim 1, furthermore comprising, during step (d), offering the user access to said data according to the second mode of access not authorizing the recording of the data.

4. Process according to claim 1, wherein an option of purchase of the data according to the first mode of access to said data is offered to the user after a presentation of the data to the user.

5. Process according to claim 1, wherein access to the data according to the first mode of access is offered in return for the payment of a price corresponding to a first amount included in a first field contained in said data.

6. Process according to claim 5, wherein access to the data according to the second mode of access is offered in return for the payment of a price corresponding to a second amount included in a second field contained in said data.

7. Process according to claim 6, wherein the second amount is less than the first amount.

8. Process according to claim 1, wherein the anticopy protection system identifier is included in a part of the received data which is protected by encryption or by authentication.

9. Process according to claim 1, wherein the data is broadcast, when the user selects the mode of access offered in step (d), with an associated state which is defined in a third field included in said data.

10. The process of claim 1, wherein in step c, the verification step determines said module operates with said anticopy protection system from a plurality of anticopy protection systems.

11. The process of claim 4, wherein said recorded data is recorded to a medium in a protected format of said anticopy protection system.

12. The process of claim 2, wherein the anticopy protection system comprises re-encrypting data before transmission over the digital bus.

13. The process of claim 1, wherein said receiver device and said data recording device are separate devices.