SECURE ACTIVATION OF CLIENT RECEIVER BY HOST RECEIVER SMART CARD

    公开(公告)号:US20200053432A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-13

    申请号:US16655574

    申请日:2019-10-17

    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for hardware enforcement of hardware functionality in a client television receiver. An activation message containing an activation code for a specific hardware component within the client television receiver can be transmitted from a television service provider system to a host television receiver having an associated smart card. The smart card can decrypt the activation message, identify the client television receiver as the destination of the activation message, security check the activation message, encrypt the activation message with a local key, and transmit the activation message to a security processor on the client television receiver. The security processor can decrypt the activation message, security check the activation message to ensure it is from the smart card and has not been tampered with, and enable the hardware component within the client television receiver based on the activation code within the activation message.

    Private information management system and methods

    公开(公告)号:US10511742B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-17

    申请号:US15041475

    申请日:2016-02-11

    Inventor: Samuel Eber

    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method is provided for storing data in a storage device associated with a first electronic device. The first electronic device can receive a request for data from a remote electronic device. The request for data can include pairing information, which can be used to confirm the remote electronic device as an approved paired device. The request for data can also include authentication information, which can be used to authenticate the request for data. The first electronic device can retrieve the data from the storage device and transmit the data in encrypted form to the remote electronic device.

    Systems, methods, and devices for usability testing

    公开(公告)号:US10509301B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-17

    申请号:US16222367

    申请日:2018-12-17

    Abstract: According to principles of the embodiments as disclosed herein, a device for monitoring the use of a handheld device is provided which allows for increased accuracy and ease of monitoring the use of handheld devices during usability testing. The device includes a handheld device mount configured to be releasably coupleable to a handheld device. The handheld device mount includes a cavity and a base and opposing first and second sides and first and second sidewalls extending from the base at the sides of the base. The mast has a first and second end. The first end of the mast is coupled to and extends from a third side of the cavity. A camera mount is located at the second end of the mast and configured to receive a camera.

    Rapidly-deployable, drone-based wireless communications systems and methods for the operation thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10439705B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-08

    申请号:US15946675

    申请日:2018-04-05

    Abstract: Drone-based wireless communications systems are provided, as are methods carried-out by such wireless communications systems. In one embodiment, the wireless communications system includes a Satellite Signal Transformation (SST) unit and a plurality of aerial network drones, which can be deployed over a designated geographical area to form a multi-drone network thereover. During operation, the SST unit transmits a network source signal, which contains content extracted from a satellite signal. The multi-drone network receives the network source signal, disseminates drone relay signals containing the content through the multi-drone network, and broadcastings user device signals containing the content over the designated geographical area. In embodiments, the multi-drone network may broadcast multiple different types of user device signals for reception by various different types of user devices located within the designated geographical area, such as an arear containing communication infrastructure disabled by a natural disaster, a hostile attack, or other catastrophic event.

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