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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2006
Applicants:
Jorge H. Guzman, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Brian D. Jupin, Germantown, MD (US);
Inventors:
Jorge H. Guzman, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Brian D. Jupin, Germantown, MD (US);
Assignee:
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/8355 (2011.01); H04N 7/167 (2011.01); H04N 21/4147 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/17309 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/6131 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/8355 (2013.01); H04N 7/1675 (2013.01); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system includes a central locationregistering a portable devicewith a central locationand generating a conditional access signal corresponding to the portable devicein response to registering and transmitting the conditional access signal to a storage device controller. A set top box or storage device controllerreceives the conditional access signal and enables a transfer of a file. The portable devicereceives the file when coupled to the set top box in response to the conditional access signal.