Paid television system with advance payment. RU patent 2316136.

FIELD: receivers/decoders of services, provided with certain conditions, in particular in a system for accessing an encrypted data stream, priced per time unit.

SUBSTANCE: system contains control center (2), which transmits a data stream through a broadcasting channel, encrypted by means of control words, which are included in composition of access control messages, and meant for receipt by at least one user device (1), connected to safety block (3), having unique address and containing credit, which is reduced with purchase of products or consumption of data stream, where safety block (3) is provided with means for reducing credit for value, dependent on product, or for value, dependent on duration of access to data stream, where aforementioned values and/or duration are determined in access control messages or in conditional access messages, and system contains means, made independent from user device (1), for transmitting identifier, representing a unique number, and price code which indicates size of credit subject to load, in control center (2), and control center (2) additionally contains devices for receipt and verification of price code and for transmission of an encrypted message through broadcasting channel, having a unique address, corresponding to identifier, and giving a command to the safety block (3) to load the credit in defined amount.

EFFECT: development of a new approach to provision of access to paid television for broad clientele, substantially reduced subscriber management related costs.

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IPC classes for russian patent Paid television system with advance payment. RU patent 2316136. (RU 2316136):

H04N7/167 -

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