GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS

OPPV

OSD Password

SD

Smart Card

Subscriber

Order Ahead pay per view. Movie purchases placed by calling a customer service representative rather than using the on-screen displays. Necessary to purchase movies when the subscriber does not connect the phone to the HDTV Digital Receiver.

On-screen display

A stored word a user must provide in order to perform a function.

Standard Definition

Credit card sized microcomputer capable of securely storing service authorization and system preferences such as pay per view lock. Also known as the CAM.

Customer of a DIRECTV system

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited pay-per-view uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

U.S. Patent Nos. 6,020,880; 5,987,635; 5,926,573; 5,917,481; 5,874,995; 5,819,035; 5,802,241; 5,737,019; 5,699,125; 5,650,825; 5,623,311; 5,619,337; 5,583,574; 5,534,944; 5,532,748; 5,510,842; 5,502,493; 5,485,215; 5,477,397; 5,387,939; 5,367,334; 5,325,125; 5,311,297; 5,294,974; 5,293,229; 5,260,788; 5,168,358; 5,130,796;

5,126,841; 5,113,255; 4,984,081; RE36,507; RE36,015; other U.S. and foreign patents pending.

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