Controlled-access broadcast signal receiving system
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1. Apparatus for receiving, recording, and reproducing data signals, comprising:
- receiving means for receiving said data signals and an access-control signal generated by a remote provider which grants users rights to reproduce said data signals;
processing means, coupled to said receiving means, for processing said data signals to produce processed data signals;
control means for controlling said processing means in response to said access-control signal;
storage means for storing said processed data signals and for storing said access-control signal;
means for reproducing said stored processed data signals to produce reproduced data signals and for retrieving said stored access-control signal; and
reprocessing means coupled to said control means for reprocessing said reproduced data signals in response to said retrieved access-control signal.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for transferring from a broadcaster to a receiver a limited reproduction right in data. A signal indicating the limited reproduction right is transmitted by the broadcaster and stored by the receiver with the data. The receiver reproduces and processes the data as a function of this signal.
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1. Apparatus for receiving, recording, and reproducing data signals, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving said data signals and an access-control signal generated by a remote provider which grants users rights to reproduce said data signals;
processing means, coupled to said receiving means, for processing said data signals to produce processed data signals;
control means for controlling said processing means in response to said access-control signal;
storage means for storing said processed data signals and for storing said access-control signal;
means for reproducing said stored processed data signals to produce reproduced data signals and for retrieving said stored access-control signal; and
reprocessing means coupled to said control means for reprocessing said reproduced data signals in response to said retrieved access-control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Apparatus for receiving and recording data signals, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving said data signals and an access-control signal generated by a remote provider which grants users rights to reproduce said data signals;
processing means, coupled to said receiving means, for processing said data signals to produce processed data signals;
control means for controlling said processing means in response to said access-control signal; and
storage means for storing said processed data signals and said access-control signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. Apparatus for reproducing processed data signals, comprising:
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means for reproducing stored processed data signals to produce reproduced data signals and for retrieving a stored access-control signal generated by a remote provider which grants users rights to reproduce said data signals;
reprocessing means for reprocessing said reproduced data signals to produce reprocessed data signals; and
control means for controlling said reprocessing means in response to said retrieved access-control signal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for transferring from a broadcaster to a receiver a limited reproduction right in data, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting from said broadcaster to said receiver an access-control signal generated by a remote provider and said data, said access-control signal indicating said limited reproduction right;
receiving, at said receiver, said access-control signal and said data;
processing, at said receiver, said data in response to said access-control signal to produce processed data;
storing, at said receiver, said processed data and said access-control signal;
retrieving, at said receiver, said stored access-control signal;
reproducing, at said receiver, said stored processed data to produce reproduced data; and
reprocessing, at said receiver, said reproduced data in response to said retrieved access-control signal. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for transferring from a broadcaster to a receiver a limited reproduction right in prerecorded data, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting from said broadcaster to said receiver an access-control signal generated by a remote provider, said access-control signal indicating said limited reproduction right;
receiving, at said receiver, said access-control signal;
reproducing, at said receiver, said prerecorded data; and
processing, at said receiver, said reproduced data in response to said access-control signal. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. A method for reproducing prerecorded data comprising the steps of:
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reproducing an access-control signal generated by a remote provider which grants users rights to reproduce said data signals from a first storage medium;
reproducing processed data from a second storage medium in response to said access-control signal to produce reproduced data; and
reprocessing said reproduced data in response to said access-control signal.
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40. A method for erasing prerecorded data stored on a record medium in response to an access-control signal stored in a separate memory, comprising the steps of:
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retrieving said access-control signal from said separate memory;
determining that said access-control signal is an ERASE signal; and
erasing data stored on said record medium in response to said ERASE signal.
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41. Reproduction control apparatus for controlling the reproduction of data signals recorded in encrypted form on a record medium, comprising:
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a playback unit for playing back the encrypted data signals and access control information from said record medium, said access control information representing user rights, granted by a remote provider, to play back said data signals;
an access control unit that uses said access control information for determining whether said played back encrypted data signals should be decrypted, said access control unit updating said access control information when predetermined conditions permitting the reproduction of said data signals are satisfied; and
a decrypting unit for decrypting said reproduced data signals only if the access control information used by said access control unit permits reproduction. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method of controlling the reproduction of data signals recorded in encrypted form on a record medium, comprising the steps of:
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playing back the encrypted data signals and access control information from said record medium, said access control information representing user rights, granted by a remote provider, to play back said data signals;
using said access control information to determine whether said played back encrypted data signals should be decrypted;
updating said access control information when predetermined conditions permitting the reproduction of said data signals are satisfied; and
decrypting said reproduced data signals only if the updated access control information permits reproduction. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method of transferring to a receiver conditional access to data, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for said data from said receiver;
receiving a request from said receiver, defining a time limit or time duration to reproduce said data;
transmitting said data to said receiving apparatus;
transmitting information to generate at said receiver time information defining the time limit or time duration representing the rights granted by a remote provider to a user to reproduce said data; and
transmitting a time reference signal to said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A method of obtaining conditional access at a receiver to data, said method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a request for said data to a provider;
transmitting a request defining a time limit or time duration to reproduce said data;
receiving said data from said provider;
receiving information to generate time information defining the time limit or time duration representing the rights granted by said provider to a user to reproduce said data;
receiving from said provider a time reference signal for use with a clock at said receiver;
recording said data and said time information on a recording medium; and
reproducing said data based on said time information and said time reference signal. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. Apparatus for transferring to a receiver conditional access to data, comprising:
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means for receiving a request for said data from said receiver;
means for receiving from said receiver, a request defining a time limit or time duration to reproduce said data; and
a transmitter for transmitting to said receiving apparatus (a) said data, (b) information to generate at said receiver time information defining the time limit or time duration representing the rights granted by a remote provider to a user to reproduce said data, and (c) a time reference signal. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. Apparatus for obtaining conditional access at a receiver to data, comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting to a provider a request for said data and a request defining a time limit or time duration to reproduce said data;
a receiver for receiving from said provider, said data, information to generate time information defining the time limit or time duration representing the rights granted by said provider to a user to reproduce said data, and a time reference signal for use with a clock at said receiver;
a recorder for recording said data and said time information on a recording medium; and
a reproducer for reproducing said data based on said time information and said time reference signal. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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