| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus for activating an optical media device (100) with a conditional access mechanism (60) is presented. The optical media device (100) is configured with a conditional access system (60) such as an optical shutter assembly (160) and the apparatus is configured to receive such an optical media device (100) and establish communication with the optical media device (100). The apparatus may include one or more electrodes (190, 180) that are positioned such they come into physical or near physical contact with corresponding electrode on the optical media device and thereby establish electrical communication. The apparatus may also be configured to send and receive acoustical signals to establish an acoustical communication path with the optical media device. A data communication path may also be established between the optical media device and the apparatus. Upon establishing communication with the optical media device, the apparatus may send an activation signal to the optical media to activate the conditional access system. The access system may originate from a remote activation center (30) that itself is configured to authenticate activation requests. The apparatus may communicate with the activation center (30) via a data communication network or a public switched telephone network (40). |
