Global Patent Index - EP 1813106 A1

EP 1813106 A1 20070801 - METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE ACCESS AND THE BILLING OF DATA SIGNALS AND DIGITAL TRANSPORT FLOWS IN CABLE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS

Title (en)

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE ACCESS AND THE BILLING OF DATA SIGNALS AND DIGITAL TRANSPORT FLOWS IN CABLE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR KONTROLLE DES ZUGANGS UND DER ABRECHNUNG FÜR DATENSIGNALE UND DIGITALE TRANSPORTSTRÖME IN KABELVERTEILNETZEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE CONTROLE DE L'ACCES ET DU DECOMPTE DE SIGNAUX DE DONNEES ET DE FLUX DE TRANSPORT NUMERIQUES DANS DES RESEAUX DE DISTRIBUTION A CABLES

Publication

EP 1813106 A1 20070801 (DE)

Application

EP 05807849 A 20051019

Priority

  • EP 2005011256 W 20051019
  • DE 202004016235 U 20041019

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006042752A1] The invention relates to a method for controlling the access and billing of data signals and digital transport flows, such as Internet streams, DAB and DVB signals, in a cable distribution network. On the side of the network operator, the original transport flow of at least one digital signal (1) is modified by means of a coding instruction (3) on transmodulators of a head point (2), and the modified signal (4) is transmitted to connected modems or set-top boxes (6) on the subscriber side, by means of the cable distribution network. A decoding instruction (7) complementary to the coding instruction (3) stops the modification of the transport flow and thus the access block caused by the coding algorithm (3a), such that the transport flow of the signal (8) is once again identical to that of the original signal (1). In this way, the network operator can grant access authorisations for individual transport flow and data offers, and bill the same separately.

IPC 8 full level

H04H 60/22 (2008.01); H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04H 20/63 (2008.01)

IPC 8 main group level

H04H 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04H 60/22 (2013.01); H04N 7/10 (2013.01); H04N 7/166 (2013.01); H04N 21/2221 (2013.01); H04N 21/23895 (2013.01); H04N 21/4181 (2013.01); H04N 21/43607 (2013.01); H04N 21/6118 (2013.01); H04H 20/63 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006042752A1

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 202004016235 U1 20050113; EP 1813106 A1 20070801; WO 2006042752 A1 20060427

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 202004016235 U 20041019; EP 05807849 A 20051019; EP 2005011256 W 20051019