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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2016
Nagravision S.a., Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, CH;
Bertrand Wendling, Divonne-les-Bains, FR;
Henri Kudelski, Chexbres, CH;
Pierre Sarda, Echallens, CH;
Alain Delpuch, Paris, FR;
NAGRAVISION S.A., Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, CH;
Abstract
A physical device, the possession of which may provide access to digital media content in a fashion similar to the possession of a DVD providing access to the media content stored thereupon on a suitable DVD player. The possession of the physical device grants access to digital content stored on a remote server using a suitable device such as e.g., a set-top box or media player having Internet connectivity. The physical device provides for convenient and possibly anonymous access to content stored on a remote server and has certain advantages over known techniques for storing rights to access the content.