EP1444830A4

Method and apparatus for encrypting media programs for later purchase and viewing

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Projected expiry passed 20 September 2022, 4 years ago.

Owner: THE DIRECTV GROUP INC
Applicants: Hughes Electronics Corporation
Inventors: KAHN, Raynold, M., Los Angeles, CA 90036, United States of America
GAGNON, Gregory, J., Torrance, CA 90277, United States of America
HA, David, D., San Gabriel, CA 91755, United States of America
KLAUSS, Peter, M., Torrance CA 90503, United States of America
and 3 more inventorsShow fewer
CURREN, Christopher, P., Brentwood, CA 90049, United States of America
COCCHI, Ronald, P., Seal Beach, CA 90740, United States of America
JAMES, Thomas, H., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272, United States of America

CPC: H04N21/2347A63F2300/407H04N7/1675H04N21/4147H04N21/4367H04N21/4405+5 more
IPC: H04L9 08H04LH04L9 00H04N7 167H04N21 2347H04N21 4147+3 more

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Document	Relation	Office	Cited during
WO0056068A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	Examiner
EP0936812A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	Examiner
No further relevant documents disclosed	Non-patent	–	Search report
See also references of WO 03032553A2	Non-patent	–	Examiner

15 members in 4 offices

This recordMember, by publication datePriority claim

Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
960824	United States of America	–	2001-09-21
96082401	United States of America	A	2001-09-21
96082401	United States of America	A	2001-09-21
0229944	United States of America	W	2002-09-20
0229944	United States of America	W	2002-09-20
960824	–	–	–
US20010960824	–	–	–
US2002029944	–	–	–
WO2002US29944	–	–	–

Family members, oldest first
Document	Office	Kind
US2003061477A1	United States of America	A1	2003-03-27
WO03032553A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2003-04-17
WO03032553A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2003-11-13
WO03032553B1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	B1	2004-07-29
EP1444830A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2004-08-11
JP2005505989A	Japan	A	2005-02-24
EP1444830A4This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2007-01-31
JP2007318776A	Japan	A	2007-12-06
JP2007329939A	Japan	A	2007-12-20
US7409562B2	United States of America	B2	2008-08-05
US2008279386A1	United States of America	A1	2008-11-13
JP4267451B2	Japan	B2	2009-05-27
JP4740198B2	Japan	B2	2011-08-03
JP4861258B2	Japan	B2	2012-01-25
US8677152B2	United States of America	B2	2014-03-18

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	Event	Code
2017-09-20	Application withdrawnWithdrawn18W	18W
2017-08-18	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWNSTAA	STAA
2016-01-06	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)RAP1	RAP1
2007-11-14	First examination report despatched (corrected)R17C	R17C
2007-07-25	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q
2007-01-31	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatchedA4	A4
2004-08-11	Request for examination filed17P	17P
2004-08-11	Designated contracting statesAK	AK
2004-06-25	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI