Abstract: A system and a method for secure transmission of protected content to a subscriber, without requiring a smart card or other renewable security element to be in physical proximity of the recipient module of the subscriber, such as a set-top box for example. Therefore, the renewable security element may optionally be protected and controlled by the transmitter of the protected content, such as by the broadcaster for example.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 31, 2003
Date of Patent:
May 27, 2008
Assignee:
NDS Limited
Inventors:
Dan Revital, David S. Chechik, Carmi Bogot, Yossi Tsuria