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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2016
Applicant:
The Directv Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Raynold M. Kahn, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Philip I. Siegel, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/80 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 5/765 (2006.01); H04N 5/775 (2006.01); H04N 5/781 (2006.01); H04N 5/85 (2006.01); H04N 5/907 (2006.01); H04N 5/913 (2006.01); H04N 9/79 (2006.01); H04N 9/804 (2006.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 21/4147 (2011.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/432 (2011.01); H04N 21/4367 (2011.01); H04N 21/4405 (2011.01); H04N 21/4627 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/835 (2011.01); H04N 7/167 (2011.01); H04N 19/00 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/163 (2013.01); H04N 5/765 (2013.01); H04N 5/775 (2013.01); H04N 5/781 (2013.01); H04N 5/85 (2013.01); H04N 5/907 (2013.01); H04N 5/913 (2013.01); H04N 9/7921 (2013.01); H04N 9/7925 (2013.01); H04N 9/8042 (2013.01); H04N 9/8047 (2013.01); H04N 21/2541 (2013.01); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01); H04N 21/42669 (2013.01); H04N 21/4325 (2013.01); H04N 21/4367 (2013.01); H04N 21/4405 (2013.01); H04N 21/4627 (2013.01); H04N 21/47211 (2013.01); H04N 21/835 (2013.01); H04N 2005/91364 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for delivering video program content with selective viewing capability. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a personal video recorder (PVR), which can be a portion of an Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD), an access key, coupled to the PVR, and a storage medium containing the video program content, wherein the video program content is stored on the storage medium in an encrypted manner, the access key is used to access the program content on the storage medium, and the storage medium is removable from the PVR.