Network fraud prevention via registration and verification
CA 2621056 C · Owner: The Directv Group, Inc. · Inventors: James, Thomas H.; Shah, Dipak M.
Overview
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An apparatus for controlling fraud in a satellite signal delivery system. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a receive antenna for receiving at least one satellite signal and a module, coupled to the , receive antenna for selectively delivering the at least one satellite signal to at least one receiver via an output of the module wherein the module , creates an association between the module and the at least one receiver upon installation of the at least one receiver to the output such that the module , delivers the at least one satellite signal to the at least one receiver only when the association is present.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed August 30, 2006 and granted May 23, 2017. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 30, 2026.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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