Global Patent Index - EP 1323309 A1

EP 1323309 A1 20030702 - DEVICE FOR ACCESSING CABLE DISTRIBUTION TELEVISION SIGNALS

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR ACCESSING CABLE DISTRIBUTION TELEVISION SIGNALS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG FÜR DEN ZUGRIFF AUF KABELFERNSEHSIGNALE

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'ACCES AUX SIGNAUX DE TELEDISTRIBUTION

Publication

EP 1323309 A1 20030702 (EN)

Application

EP 01961470 A 20010822

Priority

  • PT 0100022 W 20010822
  • PT 10251200 A 20000831

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0219713A1] The present invention relates to a Device for accessing to CATV distribution signals, making part of a distribution system of CATV signal, which comprises one head end (4), a distribution network (1), local points of access (6), a plug (9) and a TV set receptor. The said device comprises reading and control means (2), pre-paid validation means recognized by CATV network operators, and filter means (3), the reading and control means (2) making the reading of the pre-paid validation means recognized by the CATV operators (10), the recognition of the pre-paid validation means recognized by CATV network operators (10) and the discount of the credits (impulses) and the sending of commands to those filter means (3) that make a security recognition of commands and send the CATV signal to the TV set, this being made according to the features of the pre-paid validation means recognized by the CATV network operators (10) and because the communications for access control of the signal distributed through the CATV network (1) are limited to the connection between the reading and control means (2) and the filter means (3).

IPC 1-7

H04N 7/173; H04N 7/16; H04N 7/10

IPC 8 full level

H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04N 7/163 (2013.01); H04N 7/164 (2013.01); H04N 7/166 (2013.01); H04N 7/17363 (2013.01); H04N 21/26606 (2013.01); H04N 21/4185 (2013.01); H04N 21/4623 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0219713A1

Citation (examination)

FR 2776410 A1 19990924 - GEMPLUS CARD INT [FR]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0219713 A1 20020307; AR 030508 A1 20030820; AU 8273201 A 20020313; EP 1323309 A1 20030702; PT 102512 A 20020228

DOCDB simple family (application)

PT 0100022 W 20010822; AR P010104104 A 20010829; AU 8273201 A 20010822; EP 01961470 A 20010822; PT 10251200 A 20000831