Multi-platform digital television

摘要

A multi-platform television comprises at least one television signal interface to receive premium television services from at least two different television service providers. The television further comprises a programmable conditional access system to enable conditional access to the premium television services received by the at least one television signal interface from the at least two different service providers.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: receiving an input signal; detecting a first modulation type of the input signal; demodulating, via a single demodulating unit, an input signal, wherein the single demodulating unit demodulates via a cable demodulator to generate a demodulated cable signal responsive to a first modulation type corresponding to cable television, wherein the single demodulating unit demodulates via a satellite demodulator to generate a demodulated satellite signal responsive to the first modulation type corresponding to satellite television, and wherein the single demodulating unit demodulates via an over-the-air television demodulator to generate a demodulated over-the-air signal responsive to the first modulation type corresponding to over-the-air television; reading, from a removable memory card, first conditional access and digital rights management data associated with a cable service provider and second conditional access and digital rights management data associated with a first satellite service provider; enabling cable television services of the cable service provider according to the first conditional access and digital rights management data and first satellite television services of the first satellite services provider according to the second conditional access and digital rights management data; decoding one of the demodulated cable signal, the demodulated satellite signal, or the demodulated over-the-air signal to generate a first decoded signal; presenting the first decoded signal at a display according to a channel selection; storing third conditional access and digital rights management data associated with a second satellite service provider at the removable memory card; disabling the first satellite television services of the first satellite service provider; and enabling second satellite television services of the second satellite service provider.