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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2009
Yiu-wing Wat, Hong Kong, HK;
Zhibin Lei, Hong Kong, HK;
Yiu-Wing Wat, Hong Kong, HK;
Zhibin Lei, Hong Kong, HK;
Abstract
The claimed invention relates to system and method for providing encrypted content via a distribution networkwith efficient key distribution and distribution network assignment. The claimed invention assigns users to content-specific distribution network in which the content is broadcast. This makes the content access much more efficient by conducting the authorization at the time of joining the content-specific distribution network and providing the content to entitled users through broadcasting. The claimed invention provides additional security by removing a user from the content-specific distribution network when his entitlement is no longer valid.