Method and apparatus for content protection and billing for mobile delivery of satellite content

• US 9,654,204 B2
• Filed: 01/05/2015
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Radioxio, LLC
• Original Assignee: Maxlinear Incorporated
• Inventors: Ling, Curtis, Lee, Brenndon, Thomas, Prithvi
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Chi H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Boakye, Alexander O
• Application Number:
  US14/589,019
• Publication Number:
  US 20150208136A1
• Time in Patent Office: 862 Days
• Field of Search: 370316, 370315, 370389, 370392, 370401, 455430, 455429, 455450, 455427, 725110, 725 86, 725 38, 725132
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/42 Determining position
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/185 Space-based or airborne stations; Stations for satellite systemsH04B7/204 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18515 Transmission equipment in satellites or space-based relays
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18517 Transmission equipment in earth stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18523 Satellite systems for providing broadcast service to terrestrial stations, i.e. broadcast satellite service arrangements specially adapted for satellite broadcast receiving H04H40/90; picture transmission via satellite H04N1/00103; television transmission via satellite H04N7/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18526 Arrangements for data linking, networking or transporting, or for controlling an end to end session data switching networks H04L12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/08 among terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/90 specially adapted for satellite broadcast receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/21 Billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/23 using cryptography, e.g. encryption, authentication, key distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 4/00 Combined time-division and frequency-division multiplex systems H04J13/00 takes precedence ; data transmission H04L5/26; telemetry G08C15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/74 Address processing for routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4343 Extraction or processing of packetized elementary streams [PES]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4382 Demodulation or channel decoding, e.g. QPSK demodulation analog front ends or means for connecting modulators, demodulators or transceivers to a transmission line H04L27/0002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4405 involving video stream decryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4408 involving video stream encryption, e.g. re-encrypting a decrypted video stream for redistribution in a home network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/441 : Acquiring end-user identification , e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 : involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• 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 21/61 : Network physical structure; Signal processing H04B takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6143 : involving transmission via a satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6193 : involving transmission via a satellite arrangements for data linking, networking or transporting, or for controlling an end to end session in a satellite broadcast system H04B7/18526
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 : IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 : using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/20 : Manipulation of established connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 : Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/10 : Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 : Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 : Gateway arrangements

Abstract

A satellite dish assembly may comprise a reflector, feed horn, receive module, and wireless module. The reflector and feed horn may be operable to receive satellite signals. The receive module may be operable to recover content from the received satellite signals. The wireless module may be operable to communicate the content directly to a mobile device via a wireless connection between the mobile device and the system. The wireless module may be operable to communicate directly with a service provider network via a wireless connection between the satellite dish assembly and the service provider network. The communications with the service provider network may be to obtain security information for descrambling and/or decrypting the content and/or for providing billing information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

in a satellite dish assembly comprising a first receiver, a first transceiver, and a second transceiver;

receiving encrypted content from a satellite via said first receiver;

transmitting said encrypted content to a gateway via said first transceiver where said content is decrypted and digital rights management is applied, resulting in DRM-protected content;

receiving said DRM protected content from said gateway via said first transceiver; and

transmitting said DRM-protected content to a mobile device via said second transceiver.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said second transceiver is a wireless transceiver.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said wireless transceiver is operable to communicate in accordance with a mobile telephony standard.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein said wireless transceiver is operable to communicate in accordance with a wireless local area networking standard.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising transmitting, via said second transceiver, one or more keys for decrypting said DRM-protected content to said mobile device upon determining that said mobile device is authorized to receive said content.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving, via said second transceiver, information about said mobile device; and

transmitting said information about said mobile device to said gateway for authentication of said mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting said DRM-protected content to said mobile device is via a direct link between said second transceiver and said mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said satellite dish assembly comprises an antenna and a low noise block downconverter.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising caching said encrypted content and/or said DRM-protected content in memory of said satellite dish assembly.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said first transceiver encapsulates said encrypted content in Internet Protocol packets.

11. A system comprising:

a satellite dish assembly comprising a first receiver, a first transceiver, and a second transceiver, wherein;

said first receiver is operable to receive encrypted content from a satellite;

said first transceiver is operable to transmit said encrypted content to a gateway where said content is decrypted and digital rights management is applied, resulting in DRM-protected content;

said first transceiver is operable to receive said DRM protected content from said gateway; and

said second transceiver is operable to transmit said DRM-protected content to a mobile device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said second transceiver is a wireless transceiver.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said wireless transceiver is operable to communicate in accordance with a mobile telephony standard.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein said wireless transceiver is operable to communicate in accordance with a wireless local area networking standard.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein said second transceiver is operable to transmit one or more keys for decrypting said DRM-protected content to said mobile device upon a determination that said mobile device is authorized to receive said content.

16. The system of claim 11,

wherein said second transceiver is operable to receive information about said mobile device;

and

said first transceiver is operable to transmit said information about said mobile device to said gateway for authentication of said mobile device.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein said transmission of said DRM-protected content to said mobile device is via a direct link between said second transceiver and said mobile device.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein said satellite dish assembly comprises an antenna and a low noise block downconverter.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein said satellite dish assembly comprises memory for caching of said encrypted content and/or said DRM-protected content.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein said first transceiver is operable to encapsulate said encrypted content in Internet Protocol packets.