Patent ID: 9143817
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting decryption codes for freely transmitted encrypted program contents and for automatically establishing billing data for the program contents, comprising: a customer receiving encrypted program content from a broadcast source; connecting the customer to a service provider via the customer's subscriber network, by placing a telephone call; determining a network terminating unit of the existing connection to the service provider, and a calling party number of the customer and a called number of the service provider; integrating information about the identified calling party number into a decryption code for a program content; transmitting the decryption code for a program content to the customer; and establishing billing data using the network terminating unit, in particular the calling party number, the called number of the service provider, and information about the requested program content; wherein the program content data is transmitted through a different medium than the decryption code and wherein the decryption code is transmitted through a telephone line.