H - Electricity – 04 – N
Patent
H - Electricity
04
N
H04N 5/913 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2514789
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for determining digital copy protection levels assigned to received services. A consumer terminal (10) in accordance with the invention includes memory (12) for storing data which defines a set of service tiers. Each service tier is associated with one of a plurality of copy protection levels. A parser (14) is provided for parsing service information from a received service (11) to enable determination of the service tier associated with the received service (11). A processor (16) is provided for matching the service tier of the received service (11) with its associated copy protection level. A copy protection system (18) enables copy protection for the received service (11) in accordance with the copy protection level associated with the received service (11).
L'invention concerne des procédés et un appareil permettant de déterminer des niveaux de protection contre la copie numérique affectés à des services reçus. Un terminal utilisateur (10), conformément à l'invention, comprend une mémoire (12) permettant de stocker des données qui définissent un ensemble de niveaux de services. Chaque niveau de service est associé avec un niveau de protection contre la copie d'une pluralité. Un analyseur (14) permet d'analyser des informations de service provenant d'un service reçu (11) afin de déterminer le niveau de service associé au service reçu (11). Un processeur (16) permet d'établir une correspondance entre le niveau du service reçu (11) et son niveau de protection contre la copie associé. Un système de protection (18) contre la copie permet de protéger le service reçu (11) contre la copie en fonction de niveau de protection associé audit service reçu (11).
General Instrument Corporation
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
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