METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF DATA PROCESSING WITH CONDITIONAL ACCESS BY MEANS OF AT LEAST TWO DECODERS

摘要

This invention relates to a management method for conditional access data processing by at least two decoders associated to a subscriber. These decoders include activation/deactivation means for conditional access data processing and local communication means structured to allow communication between the subscribers' decoders. This process comprises a reception step, by a first decoder's local communication means (10), of at least one message originating from at least a second decoder (STB) associated to said subscriber. Then, it comprises a step to determine the minimum number of different decoders of said subscriber from which said first decoder must receive messages, and a comparison step between on one hand the number of different decoders from which said first decoder has received a message and on the other hand the minimum number of decoders from which said first decoder must receive a message. Conditional access data processing by said first decoder (STB) is deactivated if the latter has not received messages from the required number of different decoders. The invention also concerns a decoder that allows the implementation of the method according to the invention and characterized in that it includes local communication means (10) structured to transmit messages to other decoders and to receive messages originating from said other decoders, and processing means for messages received by said local communication means (10).