Patent ID: 7633941
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A process for secure distribution of digital audiovisual streams according to a standard, normalized or proprietary format, comprising: separating an original stream to generate a modified stream having a format corresponding to a format of the original stream and complementary information comprising digital information suitable to enable reconstructing the original stream; transmitting to equipment of an addressee, using separate transmission paths, the modified stream from a distribution server and the complementary information from a secure central server, the transmission path for the complementary information including at least one intermediate server connecting the equipment of the addressee to the central server, wherein the complementary information is defined according to a nominal structured format containing processing units that include logical entities with a modulatable size, and wherein the respective processing units include load information containing data and references about the modified stream, wherein the distribution server and the secure central server are distinct from one another.