Patent ID: 6108365
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: G01S,H04H,H04N

Abstract:
A signal access control system comprising a customer access control operable at a customer location and having:a signal input to receive at least one signal from a remote source;a signal processor operably connected to receive signals from the signal input;a conditional accesser operably connected to the signal processor;a signal output operably connected to the signal processor and providing a useable output signal only upon the conditional accesser authorizing access to one or more signals from the remote source; anda GPS signal receiver operable at the customer location to receive position information from remote sources and operably connected to the conditional accesser, the conditional accesser authorizing access only if the GPS signal receiver receives signals consistent with the customer access control being at an authorized location; and wherein the conditional accesser is operable to block access to at least some signals not authorized for reception at the customer location.