Method for validating access to a product by means of a security module

US8966518B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8966518-B2
Application numberUS-28265507-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 13, 2007
Priority dateMar 13, 2006
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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A method for validating access to a product by a security module associated with a user unit unidirectionally connected to a managing center MC transmitting management messages being generated following the receipt of a request for an access right to the product, said method comprises the steps of purchasing a product, determining a code representing the product, displaying said code on a display device, transmitting to the MC, a request comprising said code and an security module identifier, transmitting a right confirmation message addressed to the user unit associated with said security module, wherein, at purchasing of the product, a temporary right is registered in the security module, said temporary right being replaced by a definitive right by the right confirmation message received from the MC, said definitive right authorizing the access to the purchased product by debiting the value amount associated with said product.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for validating access to a product, by a security module associated with a user unit unidirectionally connected to a managing center transmitting management messages addressed to said security module, said messages being generated by the managing center further to the receipt of a request for an access right to a product consisting in broadcasted digital data, said method comprising the following steps: purchasing by a user a product proposed…

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What does patent US8966518B2 cover?
A method for validating access to a product by a security module associated with a user unit unidirectionally connected to a managing center MC transmitting management messages being generated following the receipt of a request for an access right to the product, said method comprises the steps of purchasing a product, determining a code representing the product, displaying said code on a displ…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Parisot Laurence, Nagravision Sa
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N7/1675. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).