Abstract: Systems and methods for securing communications in a playback device using a key base and at least one key contribution in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a process includes generating a key base using a decryption key and at least one key contribution, where the decryption key can be recovered using the key base and the at least one key contribution, receiving the key base, receiving the at least one key contribution, sending the key base to a decryption module, sending the key contribution to a control module, performing a control feature on the piece of content using the control module, providing the key contribution to the decryption module when the control feature is performed, generating the decryption key using the key base and the at least one key contribution, and accessing at least a portion of the piece of content.

Abstract: Systems and methods for securing communications in a playback device using a key base and at least one key contribution in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a process includes generating a key base using a decryption key and at least one key contribution, where the decryption key can be recovered using the key base and the at least one key contribution, receiving the key base, receiving the at least one key contribution, sending the key base to a decryption module, sending the key contribution to a control module, performing a control feature on the piece of content using the control module, providing the key contribution to the decryption module when the control feature is performed, generating the decryption key using the key base and the at least one key contribution, and accessing at least a portion of the piece of content.

Abstract: A method for the adaptive knock control of an internal combustion engine serves for shifting the ignition angle of an internal combustion engine in the retard direction when knocking occurs and for subsequently carrying out a return of the ignition angle in the advance direction. At the same time, the internal combustion engine is to have sub-divided operating ranges, and a value of an ignition-angle retard, determined in a range during operation, is always stored when this range is left. At the same time, in particular an average of all the ignition angles outputted in a range or a retard value plotted by a digital low-pass filter is to be stored.

Abstract: A method for identifying cylinders in the case of a missing or faulty phase signal during the idling operation of internal combustion engines in which, an ignition spark is produced with every crankshaft in every cylinder, and the specified ignition-advance angle of the idling control for at least one ignition of each cylinder is altered in every second crankshaft rotation. The reaction to the change in the ignition-advance angle in the advance direction or toward a later firing point is subsequently evaluated by detecting irregular running or by monitoring the air pilot control value and by undertaking an appropriate cylinder allocation.

Abstract: A knock sensor for indirect or direct fixing to an internal combustion engine has a housing (10) with a pressure sleeve (11) on the outer side of which a piezoceramic disk, a seismic mass (16), the contact disks (14), and the insulating disks (13) are arranged. The insulating disks (13) or the piezoelectrical disk (15) are or is made slightly electrically conductive so that the voltage spikes which occur due to the pyroelectrical effect can be easily eliminated. In this way, faulty measuring and interference can be avoided in the electrical circuit connected to the knock sensor.