CA1021452A - Method and apparatus for scrambling and unscrambling communication signals - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for scrambling and unscrambling communication signals

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Publication number
CA1021452A
CA1021452A CA206,982A CA206982A CA1021452A CA 1021452 A CA1021452 A CA 1021452A CA 206982 A CA206982 A CA 206982A CA 1021452 A CA1021452 A CA 1021452A
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Prior art keywords
unscrambling
scrambling
communication signals
signals
communication
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CA206,982A
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French (fr)
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CA206982S (en
Inventor
Albert F. Hartung
Frank W. Lehan
Charles T. Barooshian
Edward J. Zacharski
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System Development Corp
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System Development Corp
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Priority to CA274,875A priority Critical patent/CA1025095A/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/167—Systems rendering the television signal unintelligible and subsequently intelligible
    • H04N7/1675—Providing digital key or authorisation information for generation or regeneration of the scrambling sequence
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/167—Systems rendering the television signal unintelligible and subsequently intelligible
    • H04N7/171—Systems operating in the amplitude domain of the television signal
    • H04N7/1716—Systems operating in the amplitude domain of the television signal by inverting the polarity of active picture signal portions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N7/17345—Control of the passage of the selected programme
    • H04N7/17363—Control of the passage of the selected programme at or near the user terminal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N2007/1739—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal the upstream communication being transmitted via a separate link, e.g. telephone line
CA206,982A 1973-08-15 1974-08-14 Method and apparatus for scrambling and unscrambling communication signals Expired CA1021452A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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CA274,875A CA1025095A (en) 1973-08-15 1977-03-28 Method and apparatus for scrambling and unscrambling communication signals

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US388439A US3919462A (en) 1973-08-15 1973-08-15 Method and apparatus for scrambling and unscrambling communication signals

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CA1021452A true CA1021452A (en) 1977-11-22

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US (1) US3919462A (en)
JP (1) JPS5073518A (en)
CA (1) CA1021452A (en)
DE (1) DE2439116C2 (en)
GB (1) GB1475743A (en)
NL (1) NL7410869A (en)

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US3919462A (en) 1975-11-11
DE2439116C2 (en) 1983-12-01
NL7410869A (en) 1975-02-18
JPS5073518A (en) 1975-06-17
GB1475743A (en) 1977-06-01
DE2439116A1 (en) 1975-07-03

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