Television decoding unit with multiple wireless access modules
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1. A system comprising:
- a television decoding unit configured to receive broadcast events, wherein the broadcast events are encrypted, and wherein the television decoding unit is configured to decrypt the broadcast events using at least one key;
a display unit configured to display the received broadcast events; and
a plurality of wireless access modules, wherein each of the wireless access modules comprises a wireless communicator and a memory comprising an identification of the module;
wherein the system further comprises a wireless communication unit configured to detect a presence of a wireless access module within a detection area, and to receive the identification of the wireless access module within the detection area, wherein the television decoding unit is further configured to apply a filter on broadcast events displayed on the display unit, wherein the filter is associated with a pre-defined filter category corresponding to the identification, and wherein the detection area is predetermined with respect to the display unit; and
wherein the wireless access module comprises a conditional access module configured to receive control messages related to the broadcast events, to decrypt the control messages, and to return the at least one key allowing the decryption of the broadcast events by the television decoding unit.
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Abstract
The present invention proposes a system comprising a television decoding unit and a plurality of access modules, said access modules comprising wireless communication means with the television decoding unit, a memory comprising an identification of said module, said television decoding unit comprising means for detecting the presence and to receive the identification of an access module, means to apply a filter on events displayed on the television unit, said filter being defined with pre-defined filter category attached to the identification, and means to record the events consumption while the access module is detected by the television unit.
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1. A system comprising:
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a television decoding unit configured to receive broadcast events, wherein the broadcast events are encrypted, and wherein the television decoding unit is configured to decrypt the broadcast events using at least one key; a display unit configured to display the received broadcast events; and a plurality of wireless access modules, wherein each of the wireless access modules comprises a wireless communicator and a memory comprising an identification of the module; wherein the system further comprises a wireless communication unit configured to detect a presence of a wireless access module within a detection area, and to receive the identification of the wireless access module within the detection area, wherein the television decoding unit is further configured to apply a filter on broadcast events displayed on the display unit, wherein the filter is associated with a pre-defined filter category corresponding to the identification, and wherein the detection area is predetermined with respect to the display unit; and wherein the wireless access module comprises a conditional access module configured to receive control messages related to the broadcast events, to decrypt the control messages, and to return the at least one key allowing the decryption of the broadcast events by the television decoding unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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