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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2005
Ronald P. Cocchi, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Gregory J. Gagnon, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Dennis R. Flaharty, Irvine, CA (US);
Ronald P. Cocchi, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Gregory J. Gagnon, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Dennis R. Flaharty, Irvine, CA (US);
Syphermedia International, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for brokering the enablement of the communication of encrypted media programs from a plurality of independent broadcasters to a plurality of receivers is disclosed. The system makes use of a pairing key for each provided service, which is differently encrypted by a pairing server and by the broadcaster providing the service. The encrypted versions of the pairing key are decrypted in a first receiver module using information known to the pairing service but not the broadcaster and in a second receiver module using information known to the broadcaster. The pairing key is used to cryptographically bind the first and second receiver modules.