System for scrambling content, and system for descrambling scrambled content
CA 2405262 A1 · Owner: Irdeto Access B.V. · Inventors: Wajs, Andrew Augustine
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A system provides content as a data packet stream each data packet containing , at least one address. A first processing unit has at least one input receiving the content data packet stream. The processing unit is programmed to divide the data packets of the content data packet stream on at least two or more of a number of outputs. One output is connected to scrambler to scramble the data packets. In a system a scrambler is programmed with a first algorithm for selecting sections from the content. The scrambler passes the selected sections unscrambled, wherein the scrambled content with the selected sections can be processed according to a second algorithm. A system for descrambling …
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- Filed March 20, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 20, 2021.
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