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WO2009079302A1
WO2009079302A1 PCT/US2008/086263 US2008086263W WO2009079302A1 WO 2009079302 A1 WO2009079302 A1 WO 2009079302A1 US 2008086263 W US2008086263 W US 2008086263W WO 2009079302 A1 WO2009079302 A1 WO 2009079302A1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/442—Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk
    • H04N21/44245—Monitoring the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. its availability, bandwidth
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/60—Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/61—Network physical structure; Signal processing
    • H04N21/6106—Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the downstream path of the transmission network
    • H04N21/6143—Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the downstream path of the transmission network involving transmission via a satellite
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/60—Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/61—Network physical structure; Signal processing
    • H04N21/6156—Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the upstream path of the transmission network
    • H04N21/6175—Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the upstream path of the transmission network involving transmission via Internet
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/60—Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/61—Network physical structure; Signal processing
    • H04N21/6156—Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the upstream path of the transmission network
    • H04N21/6181—Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the upstream path of the transmission network involving transmission via a mobile phone network
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N7/17309—Transmission or handling of upstream communications
    • H04N7/17318—Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

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  • Typical satellite television service is generally unidirectional. For example, television programming or other content is provided to the customer premises via satellite, but information is not transmitted from the customer premises via the satellite connection to the service provider.
  • an active landline for a telephone system is connected to the satellite set top box to provide for bi-directional communication with the service provider. For example, a customer may order pay-per- view, and the order is sent to the service provider via an active landline telephone system.
  • An active landline telephone system typically includes a twisted-pair loop line at the customer premises.
  • the loopline is connected to a public- switched telephone network (PSTN) for providing conventional plain old telephone service (POTS).
  • PSTN public- switched telephone network
  • CPE customer premises equipment
  • VoIP voice-over Internet Protocol
  • CPE such as telephones, satellite set top boxes, etc.
  • VoIP Voice-over Internet Protocol
  • Satellite service providers provide alternative means for the customer to order premium services, however, the alternative means for ordering are inconvenient and namely comprise a customer-dialed telephone call answered by a customer service representative or ordering a premium service via the Internet.
  • the easiest method for the customer to order new programming or services is while sitting in front of the television and making the necessary selection using the remote control.
  • this method of ordering is not available to them.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a system, according to an embodiment
  • Figure 2 illustrates another system, according to an embodiment
  • Figure 3 illustrates a method, according to an embodiment
  • Figure 4 illustrates a block diagram of a computing platform, according to an embodiment.
  • conditional access to services is provided through verification performed by an active landline telephone system.
  • These services such as the satellite service described above, may need communication to the service provider via a telephony line to order a service.
  • communication is provided via a local area network (LAN) at the customer premises or is provided via a wireless connection to a customer's mobile phone.
  • LAN local area network
  • the embodiments provide a customer of a satellite television service that does not have a landline telephone readily available at the set top box with the same level of convenience already enjoyed by others with such a landline telephone.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a system 100 providing a conditional access service using a LAN at the customer premises, according to an embodiment.
  • the system 100 includes a customer premises with CPE connected a network 122.
  • the network 122 may include a wired or wireless LAN.
  • a wireless LAN may use WiFi or other known protocols.
  • the CPE includes devices 123a-d, such as one or more set top boxes, computers, etc.
  • the network 122 and the devices 123a-d may be connected to an external network 105 via a router 121, a modem 120 and a residential gateway 110.
  • the router 121 may perform routing of packets in the network 122 and forwarding of packets to the network 105.
  • the modem 120 provides access to digital signals modulated with an analog carrier.
  • the residential gateway 110 is the gateway between the network 122 and the network 105.
  • One or more of the modem 120, the residential gateway 110 and the router 121 may be provided as a single device or as separate standalone devices.
  • the external network 105 may include an IP network, such as the Internet.
  • the network 105 may include a cable network, such as a hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) network.
  • Service providers 104a-d may be connected to the CPE via the network 105 and the network 122. Examples of service providers include cable service providers, high-speed Internet service providers, etc.
  • One or more of the devices 123a-d may be devices receiving services via satellite.
  • the devices 123c and 123d are satellite set top boxes that receive satellite television service via the satellite gateway 124 and the satellite dish 125.
  • the satellite gateway 124 may include a modem and other circuits as is known in the art for receiving the satellite television content and distributing the content to the set top boxes 123c and 123d.
  • the satellite service provider is shown as 104d and provides the satellite television service to customer premises.
  • the satellite service provider 104d is also connected to the network 105 for communicating with the set top boxes 123 c and 123 d.
  • the set top boxes 123 c and 123 d include network interfaces for connecting to the network 122.
  • the set top boxes 123 c and 123 d are configured to establish communication with the satellite service provider 104d via the network 122 and the network 105 in order to send requests for services, such as pay-per-view, video-on- demand, access to games, and so on. These requests are communicated via the network 122 and the network 105.
  • the satellite service provider 104d may then provide the requested service, such as pay-per-view, video-on-demand, access to games, etc., to the set top boxes 123c and 123d via satellite.
  • requests and communications may also be sent from the set top boxes 123 c and 123 d to the satellite service provider 104d via the network 122 and the network 105. These requests may include requests for current account balance, bill-pay, or other account management activities.
  • the user may still configure the set top boxes 123 c and 123 d to communicate with the service provider 104d via the network 122 and the network 105.
  • a user interface for the set top boxes 123 c and 123 d may allow the user to select the communication means, such as via a LAN or active telephone landline.
  • the user can keep the telephone service open for its main function to place and receive phone calls.
  • Figure 2 illustrates another embodiment of a system 200 for providing an alternative means for communicating with the service provider.
  • the system 200 is similar to the system 100, except the system 200 uses a cellular network 160 to communicate with the satellite service provider 104d instead of a LAN.
  • the satellite set top boxes 123c and 123d are not connected to the network 122. Instead, the satellite set top boxes 123 c and 123 d are connected to a mobile telephone 150 via wireless connections 151, such as a Bluetooth connection.
  • wireless connections 151 such as a Bluetooth connection.
  • a wired connection such as via a USB cable or other cable, may alternatively be used but is less convenient.
  • the mobile telephone 150 sends requests for premium services or other communications to the satellite service provider 104d via a cellular network 160. These requests are communicated via a cellular call, which is similar to sending requests via a telephone call made using an active landline telephone system if one were available and connected to the set top boxes 123 c and 123 d.
  • the satellite service provider 104d may then provide the requested service, such as pay-per-view, video on demand, etc., to the set top boxes 123c and 123d via satellite.
  • the user may initially configure the set top boxes 123 c and 123 d to set up the wireless connections 151. For example, during an initial set up, the set top boxes
  • 123 c and 123 d prompts the user via a user interface to establish a pairing with a
  • the set top box may be configured to automatically communicate with the mobile telephone 150 when it is within range to send/receive cellular calls via the mobile telephone 150 and send requests to the satellite service provider 104d via cellular calls.
  • the set top boxes 123c and 123d may be configured to send information to the satellite service provider 104d via more than one means.
  • the set top boxes may use a network connection (assuming the satellite service provider 104d is connected to the network 105 as shown in figure 1 and the set top boxes 123 c and 123 d can connect to the LAN 122 also shown in figure 1) or an active landline telephone system to send information to the satellite service provider 104d if those connections are available.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a method 300 for providing conditional access for a service, according to an embodiment.
  • the method 300 is described with respect to one or more of the systems described in figures 1 and 2 by way of example and not limitation. The method may be practiced in other systems.
  • an event requiring transmission of information to a service provider from a set top box is detected.
  • a user may request a premium service, such as pay-per-view, video-on-demand, access to games, etc., from the satellite service provider 104d.
  • the request may include a request for account information or to perform account maintenance, such as bill pay.
  • the set top box 123 c receives the request via a user interface.
  • a non-landline telephone connection between the set top box and the service provider is established. This may include establishing a LAN connection or a wireless connection, such as Bluetooth connection with a device.
  • the set top box sends the information via the non-landline telephone connection to the service provider.
  • the set top box 123c may use a LAN, such as the network 122, and the external network 105 to send information to the satellite service provider 104d.
  • the cellular network 160 may be used to send information to the satellite service provider 104d.
  • a wireless connection such as a Bluetooth connection, may be established between the set top box 123 c and the mobile telephone 150, so the set top box 123c may use the mobile telephone 150 to call the satellite service provider 104d.
  • the set top box 123 c may include its own cellular transceiver for making calls, such as calling the satellite service provider 104d. Also, a Bluetooth or other type of wireless connection may be used by the set top box 123 c to communicate with any device that is operable to communicate with the satellite service provider 104d via an external network.
  • a service is received via the set top box in response to sending the information.
  • the service is provided via a medium different than the non-landline connection.
  • the non-landline connection may be provided via a LAN and HFC network or via a peer-to-peer wireless connection (e.g., Bluetooth) and a cellular network.
  • the service may be provided via satellite.
  • content for a premium service is received via satellite at the set top box 123c.
  • a non-landline telephone connection between the set top box and the service provider is established, and at step 303 the non-landline connection may be used to send service-related information.
  • connection there may be several connections initially established, and one of the connections is used to send the service- related information to the service provider. For example, if the set top box has an active telephone landline connection and an active network connection, the user may set a preference to use the telephone landline connection if available bandwidth for the LAN is below a threshold, or the user may set a preference to use the network connection if the telephone landline connection is busy. If a Bluetooth connection with a cellular phone is established and a network connection is also established, the user may prefer to use the network connection to avoid paying fees for cellular network usage unless the network connection is unavailable.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a computer system, according to an embodiment.
  • the computer system 400 includes processor 402 providing an execution platform for executing software. Commands and data from the processor 402 are communicated over a communication bus 404.
  • the computer system 400 also includes a main memory 406, such as a Random Access Memory (RAM), where software may reside during runtime, and a secondary memory 408.
  • the secondary memory 408 includes, for example, a hard disk drive and/or a removable storage drive representing a floppy diskette drive, a magnetic tape drive, a compact disk drive, etc., or a nonvolatile memory where a copy of the software is stored.
  • the secondary memory 408 also includes ROM (read only memory), EPROM (erasable, programmable ROM), EEPROM (electrically erasable, programmable ROM).
  • the computer system 400 includes I/O devices 410.
  • the I/O devices 410 may include a display and/or user interfaces comprising one or more I/O devices 410, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a stylus, remote control, and the like. However, the I/O devices 410 are optional as well as other shown components.
  • a communication interface 412 is provided for communicating with other computer systems.
  • the communications interface 412 may facilitate connection to one or more networks.
  • the computer system 400 represents a platform for one of the satellite set top boxes 123c and 123d described above.
  • the computer system 400 may include two interfaces 412 and 413.
  • One interface is a non-landline telephone interface (e.g., Bluetooth, cellular, LAN interface) and the other interface is a satellite interface for receiving content from the service provider.
  • One or more of the steps of the method 300 and other steps described herein may be implemented as software stored on a computer readable medium, such as the memory 406 and/or 408, and executed on the set top box, for example, by the processor 402.
  • the set top box may include many other circuits and software that are not shown but are well known in the art.
  • the steps are operable to be embodied by a computer program, which can exist in a variety of forms both active and inactive. For example, they exist as software program(s) comprised of program instructions in source code, object code, executable code or other formats for performing some of the steps.
  • the codes described above may be embodied on a computer readable medium, which include storage devices and signals, in compressed or uncompressed form. Examples of suitable computer readable storage devices include conventional computer system RAM (random access memory), ROM (read only memory), EPROM (erasable, programmable ROM), EEPROM (electrically erasable, programmable ROM), and magnetic or optical disks or tapes.
  • Examples of computer readable signals are signals that a computer system running the computer program may be configured to access, including signals downloaded through the Internet or other networks. Concrete examples of the foregoing include distribution of the programs on a CD ROM or via Internet download. In a sense, the Internet itself, as an abstract entity, is a computer readable medium. The same is true of computer networks in general. It is therefore to be understood that those functions enumerated below may be performed by any electronic device capable of executing the above-described functions.

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L'invention concerne un accès sous condition pour un service, tel qu'un service par satellite de qualité ou un autre type de service, qui est fourni en utilisant une connexion de téléphonie non terrestre entre un décodeur et un prestataire de services. Un événement nécessitant une transmission d'informations au prestataire de services à partir d'un décodeur est détecté. Une connexion de téléphonie non terrestre entre le décodeur et le prestataire de services est établie. Les informations sont envoyées au prestataire de services par l'intermédiaire de la connexion de téléphonie non terrestre. Un service est reçu par l'intermédiaire du décodeur en réponse à l'envoi des informations. Le service est fourni par l'intermédiaire d'un moyen différent de la connexion non terrestre.
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