Patent ID: 9043824
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A broadcast receiver comprising: at least one hardware processor that reads a first expiration time and a second expiration time from individual information stored in an individual information memory and by which conditional access to content is managed, compares the first expiration time and the second expiration time with a current time, determines whether the content can be viewed based on the comparison result, controls display of a first message if the current time is after the first expiration time and before the second expiration time based on the determination result, and controls display of a second message if the current time is after the second expiration time based on the determination result, wherein the individual information is updated periodically during a subscription period for the content and further until the second expiration time, addressed to the broadcast receiver, and obtained by demultiplexing a received signal, the first expiration time indicates an end of the subscription period for the content, which is an expiration time for the individual information, the second expiration time is set independently of the first expiration time and indicates an expiration time for displaying the first message, the first message indicates that the content cannot be viewed because the individual information has not been updated yet, the second message indicates that the content cannot be viewed because the subscription of the content has not been signed, the individual information addressed to the broadcast receiver includes a power maintaining time indicating a time to maintain power and a selected channel to update the individual information addressed to the broadcast receiver, and the at least one hardware processor displays a message requesting that the selected channel be maintained for the power maintaining time if the current time is after the first expiration time and before the second expiration time.