Abstract: A localized electronic betting system includes: a smart contract generation module and a results engine located in a same low-latency environment as the smart contract generation module, wherein: the smart contract generation module is configured to receive a first betting statement from a first user device located within the low-latency environment, to generate a smart contract based on the first betting statement, the smart contract including a criterion to be met and configured to self-execute in response to a determination that the criterion is met, and to transmit the generated smart contract to a local blockchain node located within the low-latency environment; the results engine is configured, based on content received from a results source, to determine information indicative of whether the criterion in the first betting statement is met; and the localized betting system is configured to transmit a signal to the local blockchain node for storage on a local blockchain ledger or a local copy of a blockc

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for rendering a content, the rendering of which is subject to conditional access security conditions. A system is described, comprising a host device and a detachable security device, the security device configured to decrypt the encrypted content, re-encrypt it under a local key and to deliver the re-encrypted content to the host device while ensuring that the host device applies or otherwise enforces any conditions associated with the rendering of the content.

Abstract: A surveillance system connectable to a network, comprising a communication module and a management module; said system being configured to, during an initialization phase: a. intercept a first message being sent to a first device; b. intercept a second message said second message being a response from the first device to the first message; c. calculate a time interval between the interception of the first message and the second message; d. repeat the steps a. to c. to determine further time intervals; e. determine a distribution of said time intervals; f. store the distribution and during a surveillance phase, intercept a third message said message being sent to the first device; intercept a fourth message said fourth message being a response to the third message; calculate a new time interval between the interception of the third and fourth messages; and verify that the new time interval is within the distribution.

Abstract: A method for managing communications within a network comprising utility meters, each associated and connected to at least one utility management center through at least one intermediate data concentrator. A message is sent by a utility meter to the destination data concentrator. This message includes metering data measurement reported by said utility meter, its utility meter identifier, the destination data concentrator identifier and the management center identifier. Then, on the basis of several metering data measurements, a metering counter differential consumption value is calculated by difference of two metering counter consumption indexes measured by the utility meter within a time period interval. Then, a report containing at least the metering counter differential consumption value is sent from the destination data concentrator towards the utility management center to which said utility meter is associated.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for controlling the operating of a consumption appliance by way of a selector switch controlled by an energy saving device connected to a management center. The consumption appliance is kept in its default power mode, until receiving, by the energy saving device, an authentic secured control message sent by the management center. This message includes a command onto the mode in which the consumption appliance has to be switched. A counter is initialized with an initialization value before to be triggered. The consumption appliance is switched in the mode indicated by the command, either until the counter has reached a threshold value, or until receiving another authentic control message. If the counter has reached the threshold value, then the consumption appliance is switched in its default power mode. If another authentic secured control message has been received, then returning to the step of initializing the counter.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for presenting a set of control functions via an interface of a peripheral control device (PCD). A control function can include a command associated with one or more media contexts of a host media device. The method decodes a payload, from the host media device, with an encoded context identifier, where the context identifier indicates a primary media context active on the host media device. The method determines one or more control functions corresponding to the context identifier, and changes the set of control functions on the interface of the PCD to include the one or more control functions that can command the primary media context.

Abstract: Techniques and systems are provided for processing user interface content. For example, a server computer can receive a user interface event corresponding to a user interface of a device (e.g., a client device, another server computer, or other device). An application associated with the user interface event can be determined, and an interface model 5 can be generated using the application associated with the user interface event. The interface model defines state information for one or more graphic objects of the user interface. The state information results from the user interface event. The server computer can send the interface model to the device, which enables the device to render the user interface.

Abstract: Devices, servers, systems and methods for content protection are provided. Disclosed embodiments improve temporal granularity of controlling access to the protected content and increase resilience against attacks attempting to prevent re-evaluation of conditions of access. Enforcement of re-evaluation may be based on the receipt and/or verification of tokens. In some embodiments, re-evaluation is enforced by periodically rendering content keys required for content decryption unuseable and/or clearing content keys already in use.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for testing video data being rendered at or using a media device. A plurality of video frames to be rendered is received, each frame comprising one or more primary screen objects and at least one further screen object. The received frames are rendered at or using the media device wherein the at least one further screen object is superimposed on the one or more primary screen objects of a given frame during rendering. The rendered frames are provided to a data model. Extracted metadata indicating the presence or absence of further screen objects in the rendered video frames is the output of the data model. The data model is also provided with original metadata associated with the video frames prior to rendering. The rendering of each further screen object is then tested based on the original metadata and extracted metadata relating to a given video frame.

Abstract: In order to allow an access to the Internet, and therefore to a remote server, for a device having no connection with an Internet gateway, there is proposed a method to transmit a message from a first device to a remote server, the first device having no connection with the remote server, said method comprising: detecting a second device by the first device, establishing a communication channel between the first and the second device, transferring the message from the first to the second device, said message comprising an address of the remote server, transferring, by the second device, the message to the remote server using the remote server address contained in the message.

Abstract: Techniques for controlling access to segmented data of a plurality of users that is requested by at least one data consumer device. In response to conditions specified in communications between at least one data aggregator system and the at least one data consumer device, information of a number of users meeting specified search criteria are shared (e.g., for a limited time). Use of the data in violation of the specified conditions may trigger penalties under a smart contract on a distributed ledger or blockchain.

Abstract: A method to control the display of content on a screen connected to a processing platform, the content including access conditions, and the method including acquiring an image within a sensitive area, the sensitive area being an area within which content displayed on the screen would be within the field of view of an observer placed thereat, detecting a number of potential observers within the sensitive area, acquiring a number of credentials from the detected observers within the sensitive area, if the number of credentials is below the number of detected observers, disabling the display of the content, if the number of credentials equal the number of detected observers, comparing each credential with the access conditions and if all credentials match the access conditions, enabling display of the content.

Abstract: A method to transfer a video stream from a host device comprising a controller configured for bulk transfers to a descrambling device, comprises: forming a chain out transfer comprising a chain out header linked with multiple chain out descriptors, the first chain out descriptor pointing to an out description packet containing at least one producer ID, the second and subsequent chain out descriptor pointing to chunks from the video stream, the last chain out descriptor being configured to generate an interrupt; forming a chain in transfer comprising a chain in header linked with a plurality of chain in descriptors, each chain in descriptor pointing to a descrambled chunk; requesting the controller to process the chain; receiving the description packet by the descrambling device and using key data associated with the chunks to descramble them; receiving by the controller the descrambled chunks and triggering an interrupt on the last chunk.

Abstract: System and method for establishing secure conference calls. In one example system, a central conference call server establishes point-to-point connections with accessory devices comprising a secure element and connected to corresponding participant devices. The conference call server includes an interface to a plurality of secure elements configured to perform scrambling and unscrambling of media signals communicated to and from the accessory devices. In another example, one of the participant devices operates as the central conference call server. In other examples, participant devices communicate on a conference call via point-to-point connections between all accessory devices connected to the participant devices. The accessory devices include secure elements for decryption and encryption of media signals communicated between the accessory devices.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods, devises and systems for preparing and installing one or more application keys owned by application owners in a remote device. The present disclosure further proposes methods, devices and systems for secure installation of subsequent application keys on a device utilising corresponding key derivation functions to associate an application with a respective policy and identifier using significantly Imv bandwidth for transfer of keys for execution of the respective application on the device.

Abstract: A method of acquiring access rights to conditional access content. The method comprises receiving an access right on a first terminal through a first communication channel; storing said access right in said first terminal; sending a request for said conditional access content to a content provider, said request containing at least an identifier of an account to which said first terminal is associated, an identifier of the requested content and a piece of information concerning said access right; verifying, by said content provider, the authenticity of said access right using said piece of information concerning the access right; and when there has been a successful verification, marking said access right as used, and sending said conditional access content to at least one terminal linked to said account. The first terminal using near field communication technology (NFC) during at least one transfer of said access rights.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to a method for accessing media content, said method being used in a receiver. The method comprises a preparation phase and a use phase. The preparation phase comprises the steps of obtaining, by said receiver, a catalog of media content items, each media content item corresponding to a media content and comprising at least an item description and an item identification data and storing said catalog of media content items in a local database in a memory of the receiver.

Abstract: A method for securely receiving a multimedia content by a client device operated by one or more operator(s) involving a dedicated provisioning server of a security provider managing symmetric secrets used by the client devices and operators license servers. The provisioning server provides to the client device one or more generations of operator specific unique device secrets, which are then exploited by the various operators' license servers to deliver licenses such that authorized client devices can consume protected multimedia contents.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to data access control solutions. In particular, techniques are provided to implement a secure and distributed file storage scheme and in particular, a managed access system using a blockchain. In some aspects, a process of the disclosed technology includes operations for associating a first key share with a first copy of a file, wherein the first copy of the file is stored by a first party, associating a second key share with a second copy of the file, and recording versioning information corresponding with the file on a distributed ledger accessible by the first party and the second party. In some aspects, the process can further include operations for managing access to the file using the first key share and the second key share. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

Abstract: In overview, the disclosed methods, devices, and systems enable the location of the first device to be verified. In particular, second location verification data is generated using a current location of the second device is provided to a first device by a second device which can be matched with first location verification data received by the first device from a server, the first location verification data is generated using a stored location of the first device. If the first and second location verification data match, the location of the first device is considered to have been verified.