Secure multicast flow
    4.
    发明授权
    Secure multicast flow 有权
    安全组播流

    公开(公告)号:US07263610B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-28

    申请号:US10208562

    申请日:2002-07-30

    IPC分类号: H04L9/00 H04L9/32

    摘要: Methods, devices and systems for providing content providers with a secure way to multicast their data flows only to legitimate end users. By making a specific decision for each potentially legitimate end user requesting a specific data flow, differing subscriber profiles may be taken into account. Furthermore, end to end encryption is avoided by having a switch and/or router control the specific data flow to a specific end user. Each end user sends a request DTU to the switch and/or router asking for permission to join a multicast group. The switch and/or router extracts identification data from the request data transmission unit (DTU) and determines whether the requesting end user is cleared for the requested specific data flow. This determination may be made by sending a query DTU containing the identification data to a policy server which checks the identification data against preprogrammed criteria in its databases. The policy server then sends a response DTU to the switch and/or router confirming or denying the authenticity or legitimacy of the request based on the identification data. In the meantime, after the switch and/or router sends the query DTU to the policy server, the switch and/or router allows the specific requested data flow to proceed to the requesting end user. If, based on the response from the policy server, the request is determined to not be legitimate or authentic, the specific data flow is terminated. If the request is legitimate or authentic, then the data flow is allowed to flow uninterrupted by the switch and/or router.

    摘要翻译: 用于向内容提供商提供安全的方式,设备和系统,以仅将数据流多播到合法的最终用户。 通过对每个可能合法的最终用户请求特定数据流进行具体决定,可以考虑不同的用户简档。 此外,通过使交换机和/或路由器控制到特定最终用户的特定数据流来避免端对端加密。 每个终端用户向交换机和/或路由器发送请求DTU,要求加入组播组的权限。 交换机和/或路由器从请求数据传输单元(DTU)提取识别数据,并确定请求的最终用户是否被清除所请求的特定数据流。 可以通过将包含标识数据的查询DTU发送到根据其数据库中的预编程标准来检查标识数据的策略服务器来进行该确定。 然后,策略服务器基于识别数据向交换机和/或路由器发送响应DTU来确认或拒绝请求的真实性或合法性。 同时,在交换机和/或路由器将查询DTU发送到策略服务器之后,交换机和/或路由器允许特定请求的数据流进行到请求的最终用户。 如果根据策略服务器的响应确定请求不合法或可信,则特定的数据流将被终止。 如果请求是合法或真实的,则允许数据流由交换机和/或路由器不间断地流动。

    Multimedia content delivery system
    6.
    发明授权
    Multimedia content delivery system 有权
    多媒体内容传送系统

    公开(公告)号:US07558870B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-07

    申请号:US11061577

    申请日:2005-02-22

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 G06F12/00

    摘要: The multimedia content delivery system is a low-cost enabler for many MPEG-based applications enabling the subscribers to play multicast MPEG streams. A plurality of files with MPEG encoded multimedia content are stored at a server and streamed to the subscribers using a multithreaded processing system (or MPEG sender). The sender operates in a snoop mode or in an open loop mode. In the snoop mode, a main thread performs an IGMP snoop looking for membership reports (leave, join, change channel), and configures a plurality of sender threads based on these reports. Each sender thread transmits a multicast data stream with encoded multimedia content from a respective file to a corresponding multicast address. In the open loop mode, the sender transmits multicast data streams to all multicast addresses continuously.

    摘要翻译: 多媒体内容传送系统是许多基于MPEG的应用程序的低成本推动者,使得用户能够播放多播MPEG流。 具有MPEG编码的多媒体内容的多个文件被存储在服务器处,并且使用多线程处理系统(或MPEG发送器)流式传送给用户。 发送者以窥探模式或开环模式工作。 在窥探模式中,主线程执行IGMP侦听寻找成员资格报告(离开,加入,更改通道),并根据这些报告配置多个发件人线程。 每个发送者线程将具有编码的多媒体内容的多播数据流从相应的文件发送到相应的多播地址。 在开环模式下,发送方将组播数据流连续发送到所有组播地址。

    3D electronic program guide
    7.
    发明授权
    3D electronic program guide 有权
    3D电子节目指南

    公开(公告)号:US09083915B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-14

    申请号:US11905247

    申请日:2007-09-28

    摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for displaying an electronic program guide in a 3D rendered landscape. Program blocks, each having a channel and a program time, are displayed as vertical blocks within the 3D rendered landscape. Channel information blocks are also displayed, one for each distinct channel of the program blocks. The EPG may be perused by navigating within the 3D rendered landscape. Flags are provided for highlighting program blocks which satisfy a user-specified criterion, such as favorite show. Perspective within the 3D rendered landscape allows many program blocks to be displayed, with program blocks for farther channels being compressed. The flags allow a user to see that there is a program of interest in the distance, and to navigate towards the associated program block in order to obtain further details.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种在3D渲染景观中显示电子节目指南的方法和装置。 每个具有通道和程序时间的程序块在3D渲染景观中显示为垂直块。 还显示通道信息块,每个程序块的不同通道一个。 EPG可以通过在3D渲染的景观中导航来进行阅读。 标志被提供用于突出显示满足用户指定标准的程序块,例如最喜爱的显示。 3D渲染环境中的透视图允许显示许多程序块,程序块用于压缩更多的通道。 这些标志允许用户看到在该距离中存在感兴趣的程序,并且导航到相关联的程序块以便获得进一步的细节。

    3D electronic program guide
    8.
    发明申请
    3D electronic program guide 有权
    3D电子节目指南

    公开(公告)号:US20090089834A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-02

    申请号:US11905247

    申请日:2007-09-28

    IPC分类号: H04N5/445 G06T15/00

    摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for displaying an electronic program guide in a 3D rendered landscape. Program blocks, each having a channel and a program time, are displayed as vertical blocks within the 3D rendered landscape. Channel information blocks are also displayed, one for each distinct channel of the program blocks. The EPG may be perused by navigating within the 3D rendered landscape. Flags are provided for highlighting program blocks which satisfy a user-specified criterion, such as favourite show. Perspective within the 3D rendered landscape allows many program blocks to be displayed, with program blocks for farther channels being compressed. The flags allow a user to see that there is a program of interest in the distance, and to navigate towards the associated program block in order to obtain further details.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种在3D渲染景观中显示电子节目指南的方法和装置。 每个具有通道和程序时间的程序块在3D渲染景观中显示为垂直块。 还显示通道信息块,每个程序块的不同通道一个。 EPG可以通过在3D渲染的景观中导航来进行阅读。 标志被提供用于突出显示满足用户指定标准的程序块,例如最喜爱的显示。 3D渲染环境中的透视图允许显示许多程序块,程序块用于压缩更多的通道。 这些标志允许用户看到在该距离中存在感兴趣的程序,并且导航到相关联的程序块以便获得进一步的细节。