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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2002
Ronald P. Cocchi, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Christopher P. Curren, Brentwood, CA (US);
Raynold M. Kahn, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ronald P. Cocchi, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Christopher P. Curren, Brentwood, CA (US);
Raynold M. Kahn, Los Angeles, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
One or more embodiments of the invention provide a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for preventing unauthorized access to digital services comprising. Access control to digital services is distributed among a plurality of physically separate and independently controlled nonvolatile memory components on a system bus. The plurality of nonvolatile memory components are then communicatively coupled to a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to use state information in the nonvolatile memory components to provide desired functionality and enforce one or more security policies for accessing the digital services.