Patent ID: 7907953
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An access method for conditional access of audio/video content managed by a management center and transmitted by a broadcast center, the access to this content being conditioned by the reception of a right message comprising access authorization in the form of a right and/or of a content key, the method comprising the steps of: providing access to a user of a mobile terminal to a set of data describing a plurality of audio/video contents available from a broadcast center; accepting a selection by the user of said mobile terminal of at least one audio/video content intended to be transmitted at a transmission time; transmitting, by the mobile terminal, a result of the selection and an identifier of the mobile terminal to the management center; determining, by the management center, a reminder time calculated according to the transmission time of the broadcast of said audio/video content minus a predefined reminder time interval; when the reminder time is reached, sending by the management center of a notification message containing an indication allowing access to a right message containing an access authorization to said content intended for said mobile terminal; displaying by the mobile terminal a prompt to the user in response to receipt of the notification message; receiving by the mobile terminal a user action in response to the prompt confirming the acquisition of the audio/video content by the user; validating the right message by the mobile terminal; extracting by the mobile terminal the access authorization allowing access to said content; and receiving and displaying the content by the mobile terminal; wherein the notification message is received by the mobile terminal prior to display of the prompt to the user.