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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2004
Michael Barton, Littleton, CO (US);
Richard Lee, San Francisco, CA (US);
J. Eric Townsend, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Adam Feder, Mountain View, CA (US);
Timothy Davison, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul Stevens, Felton, CA (US);
James Barton, Alviso, CA (US);
Michael Barton, Littleton, CO (US);
Richard Lee, San Francisco, CA (US);
J. Eric Townsend, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Adam Feder, Mountain View, CA (US);
Timothy Davison, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul Stevens, Felton, CA (US);
James Barton, Alviso, CA (US);
TiVo Inc., Alviso, CA (US);
Abstract
A method providing secure control of features of a digital device. In one embodiment, the method comprises sending, from a digital device that participates in a service, to a service provider that provides the service, a request to participate in the service; receiving a digital message that identifies a service state for the digital device, wherein the digital message is encoded uniquely for the digital device, wherein the digital message is unusable at a different digital device; based on the digital message, determining a plurality of control values that collectively define the service state within the digital device; and providing the control values to one or more applications hosted by the digital device that deliver a service experience associated with the service, or a feature, to an end user of the digital device.