WO2008066367A1

WO2008066367A1 - System and method for remotely activating and deactivating cable-television services

Info

Publication number: WO2008066367A1
Application number: PCT/MX2006/000138
Authority: WO
Inventors: Tomás BAZAN CUEVAS; José Guadalupe MARISCAL MARTINEZ
Original assignee: Bazan Cuevas Tomas; Mariscal Martinez Jose Guadalu
Priority date: 2006-11-30
Filing date: 2006-11-30
Publication date: 2008-06-05

Abstract

A system and method for controlling the supply of a signal using wireless-communication high technology for the purposes of administration of access to the analogue and/or digital services of cable systems in support of cable-service providers' fee-collection operations and which at the same time represents a direct, effective solution to the problem of piracy of analogue and/or digital signals. In a preferred application, the system is useful for remotely activating and/or deactivating subscribers' cable-television-system services, depending on said subscribers' payment status vis-à-vis the service for which they have signed a contract.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION OF CABLE TELEVISION SERVICES

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the invention.

The invention relates to an electronic system for controlling the supply of a signal using high communication technology, for example by means of the short message service (SMS) or the general packet radio service (GPRS) or other suitable one, and more specifically to a system to remotely activate and deactivate the services of cable television systems to subscribers based on their payment status of the service. Related prior art.

Currently the known systems or devices used in the cable television industry are mechanical locks without any electronic system capable of controlling access to the analog cable signal based on subscriber payments. These mechanical locks have several forms, but basically all of them are a cylinder, which is connected to the coaxial cable by means of a special physical key similar to a screwdriver, which opens and closes the padlock; Once this padlock is closed, the cylinder acts as an endless thread, and in theory it is impossible to disassemble the padlock if the specialized key is not available.

In reality it has been seen that the installers have found a way to duplicate these keys, having access to place or remove the locks on their own decision with all the damage that this represents for the cable company, this causes that the control of which is lost Subscribers must have access to the cable signal or not depending on the payment of the service. Additionally, this unfair practice of cable company personnel causes what is known as "minicable", that is, potential clients are given cheaper rates for services illegally offered by said staff.

Throughout the description the following terms will be used which in the context of the present invention are defined as indicated below:

"Cablera", is the company that supplies analog and / or digital signals to a subscriber prior service agreement.

"Subscriber", the one who has contracted with the cable service the supply of analog and / or digital signals. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the present invention is to propose a new control system for remote activation and deactivation of cable television services (analogue and digital signal) to subscribers.

Another objective of the invention is the administration of access to analog and / or digital services of cable systems as support for the collection of cable companies.

One of the objectives of the system is to allow real-time auditing of "legalized" cable subscribers, by providing the cable service only to subscribers who are in the database of the same and who are aware of their Payments.

An additional objective of the system is to combat the piracy of analog and / or digital signals by providing for the placement of an access device or module in each and every one of the interface terminals that are in the tap (terminal that contains a series of connectors (jacks) coaxial to distribute the cable signal to several televisions and / or converters).

A further objective of the invention is to propose a new system that provides the necessary alarm means to notify if the access module of the system has been unduly altered or destroyed. The previous and other objectives of the new system for remote activation and deactivation of cable television services will be displayed more clearly with the help of the detailed description of the same that continues, which materialize with the proposal of said system that in a way The preferred embodiment consists of: a) a cable television service provider (cable) that includes a proprietary system for subscriber payment control and a database with the information of those subscribers who have made the payment or not of the service within the pre-established deadline; b) a master collection transaction platform (TBM) consisting of a system that offers an online Web service for the collection of the subscriber list and payment status [no payment -> payment ->activate; payment -> no payment -> deny] that is used by the cable operator's proprietary system. There is another Web service which is responsible for processing the list of subscribers and payment status, to this it is added an execution command for each subscriber and proceeds to the communication (either by SMS or GPRS) point to point with each access module through the mobile telephone operator; c) a mobile operator for the service of short messages or GPRS for the transmission, storage and forwarding of short messages or GPRS between two terminal equipment (the system and the access module at the subscriber's address) or its equivalent; and d) a master collection key consisting of a control module or device installed in the subscriber's home and in communication with the message service operator to grant or deny access to the cable service to said subscriber depending on their condition of payment of the service contracted by it.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Figure 1 is a global flow chart of the system of the present invention. Figure 2 is a schematic representation of a remote activation and deactivation system of the cable television service according to the proposal of the present invention. Figure 3 is a diagram of the device (KBM) broken down into its physical layer.

Figure 4 is a diagram of the device (KBM) broken down into its logical layer, which describes the software components contained in the microcontroller. Figure 5 is a diagram of the service activation process. Figure 6 is a diagram of the service deactivation process.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED MODE

OF THE INVENTION

Figure 1 is a representative scheme of the general system of the present invention, observing in it its different components, from the subscriber (S) of the cable (10) to the address of the cable in which the two probable conditions of service are shown , that is, access or denial of the cable service depending on the payment status of the service by the subscriber (S).

Figure 2 shows the complete invention consisting of a master remote collection system (100) that incorporates different operatively interrelated means for remote activation and deactivation of cable television services. Said system (100) is generally constituted by: a) a provider (10) of cable television services (hereinafter identified as cable) through hybrid fiber-coaxial networks (HFCs) , which includes a system owner (12) for the control of the payment of the subscribers and a database (13) with the information of those subscribers who have made or not the payment of the service within a pre-established deadline and a web service (14) to send the list of subscribers and actions to be taken for access or denial of the service; b) a master collection transaction platform (TBM) consisting of a system (20) for verifying and generating commands for accessing or denying the cable television service provided by the cable company (10), from which receives a list of the payment status of each subscriber (S) via the Internet; said system (20) has a communication manager (22) that manages all transactions for requests for activation and / or deactivation of the cable service, which come from the cable database (10), depending on the payments made by the subscriber; the previous result will be transmitted to an operator (30) via the Web; c) an operator (30) of the wireless communication service (via mobile telephony or its equivalent) that will provide the means of communication for the transmission, storage and forwarding of messages via, for example, the Short Message Service communication system ( SMS by its abbreviations in English) or General Service of Radio by Packages (GPRS by its abbreviations in English), between the system (20) of verification and a team located in the jack of exit of the tap; and d) a master collection key (KBM) consisting of a control module or device (40) installed in the outlet jack of the tap through which the signal is sent to the subscriber and in communication via wireless with the operator (30) of the communication service; said KBM device (40) is responsible for granting or denying access to the cable service to the subscribers (S) based on their payment status of the service reported by the cable company (10), as well as sending alarms of attempted violation and / or destruction of the device (40) and warnings when the charge of its integrated power source is close to exhaustion.

Figure 3 shows the KBM module or device (40) for controlling the system (100), which is installed in the output jack (44) of the tap and which is the device that allows or denies access to the service that lends the cable (10). As shown in the diagram, the main components of the KBM control module (40) are:

1. Microcontroller (50) which is the brain of the device (40), and is programmed to interact with the rest of the elements that constitute it. Said microcontroller (50) is programmed with the necessary instructions to send commands, receive commands, store data in memory, delete memory, activate or deactivate, send alarms and warnings, shut down, restart, etc.

2. Modem (43) which is responsible for sending and / or receiving, as the case may be, the command (via SMS or GPRS) from the connection (tap) to the operator (30) of the communication service and vice versa (from this the instructions corresponding to the necessary tasks that the microcontroller (50) must execute.

3. Damper (45). This electronic element opens and closes, as the case warrants, the circuit directly associated with the coaxial cable connected to the output jack (44) of the tap to activate or deactivate the control module (40), whereby access is controlled to the analog and / or digital signal of the cable (10).

4. Source of power (46). This element, for example a battery, is the one that will provide the regulated electrical current necessary for the operation of all the elements of the KBM module (40).

5. Detector (47) of violation and / or alteration of the KBM module (40). This detector element may consist of any arrangement or wiring configured as an alarm that is capable of detecting any alteration made to the KBM device or module (40), in which event a circuit is opened that causes the modem (43) to send a command to the operator (30) of the communication service alerting the system that the tampering of the module (40) has occurred.

OPERATING MODE. According to the main embodiment of the invention, which has been represented in the attached figures, the mode of operation of the system (100) is as follows:

The cable (10) includes a proprietary system (12) in which control of the payments made by the subscribers (S) of the service is kept. This system (12) processes a list or list of which subscribers made the payment of the cable service on time (or did not perform) according to their pre-established cut-off date and connects to the web service (14) (via Internet) to send the list of subscribers, as well as the actions to be taken regarding the access or denial of the service based on their payment condition, towards the system (20) whose communication manager (22) will process the corresponding instructions towards the mobile operator (30) via the Internet which in turn send the corresponding commands wirelessly to the KBM device (40). The communication manager (22) checks daily if there is a new list to process. If there is a list with status of "pending to be processed", the communication manager (22) will take each element of the list and the link will be generated, either by means of SMS or GPRS transmission, with the control device KBM (40) through the operator (30) of the communication service to perform the corresponding actions according to the payment status of each subscriber listed.

The system (20) serves as a platform (TBM) for the cable companies (10) to bring in line with the system (100) certain information from their databases, specifically information from those subscribers (S) who have paid for the service or not , so that with attachment to it the actions to be taken for access or denial of the service are processed. A list of subscribers (S) is inserted into the system database (24)

(20) verification with the status of "pending processing" and is processed as described above. In case the link is made by means of communication of short messages (SMS) or GPRS, the procedure will be given as follows:

Based on an identification key assigned to each subscriber (S), the manager (22) will take the modem telephone number (43) of the control device (40) from the database (24) of the system (20) corresponds to that particular subscriber (S). Next, the manager (22) will generate in the message body to transmit the commands that must be executed on the KBM device (40) to allow or deny the cable service to said subscriber.

Below is the syntax for generating a command: COMMAND [, ACK]

where COMMAND refers to the command to be executed in the KBM control device (40), and ACK, it is the only optional parameter to indicate to the device (40) that, for example in this case, it sends an acknowledgment to the verification system (20) to confirm if the command sent was executed successfully.

The commands executable during the procedure are those described in the following Table 1:

TABLE 1

¹ The possible statuses of the device (40) are: ON-DNY The KBM is on and with service denied. ON-ACS The KBM on and with service provided. ON-ALT The KBM turned on and the KBM was violated or altered.

OF-ALT The KBM turned off and the KBM was violated or altered.

It is the last status present in the KBM before being damaged.

² The status of the power source (46) are:

ON-LBA KBM sends this status when its power source is 10% depleted (46) OF-LBA KBM sends this status when its power source is 1% depleted (46)

It is worth mentioning that the above commands are generated and sent from the TBM platform (20) of master collection transactions to the KBM control device (40). Likewise, there will be commands that will be sent in reverse, that is, from the device (40) to said platform (20) serving as a link to the operator (30) of the communication service via mobile telephony. This reverse procedure will be described later when more detailed reference is made to the characteristics of the KBM device (40).

Once the command is created, an ABM encryption algorithm will be applied and the communication manager (22) will send the encrypted command to the MAC address of the KBM. The operator (30) receives the command generated at the previous point, stores it and forwards it to the control device (40). This device (40) receives the command and processes it according to what is described below. For example, in the event that the command received is that of ACS SERV, the control device (40) will let the analog and / or digital cable signal from the connection or tap (48) (closing the circuit), which it passes through the device (40), to the converter (CPE) and this in turn to the television set (TV). In certain cases, the analog and / or digital cable signal can pass directly from the connection or tap (60) of the output of the device (40) to the television set. With reference now to Figure 4, the microcontroller (50) of the KBM control device (40) is constituted by the following modules:

• Signal activation manager (51): This software component receives as input the component (59) outputs, described hereinafter, such as: i. the introduction of a conductive object outside the device with the intention of bridging the signal illegally; and ii. receives from the component (54), referred to below, the command to activate or deactivate the switch (45) for passing the cable signal.

• EPROM (52): Where the MAC address of the KBM device (40) is registered. This memory element is in interaction with the command manager (54) and the decryptor (57). If the communication is via SMS, this memory (52) will have the modem telephone number (43) registered by the operator (30) of the communication service. In case the communication is via GPRS, this memory (52) will have registered the IP address, DNS and other necessary communication parameters that are provided by the operator (30) of the communication service.

• RAM (53): This element can be in interaction with the following device elements (40): signal activation manager (51), command manager (54), parser (55), encryptor (56), decryptor ( 57), communication manager (58), manager (59) for detection of violation or alteration of the device and the monitor (60) of power source status. • Command manager (54): It is the one that receives and issues the commands that make the main operation of the control device (40). It has direct interaction with the following submodules: signal activation manager (51), parser (55) and the power source status monitor (60). The set of commands that this module (54) processes is shown below: TABLE 2. Command Table. Master Collection Key (KBM) - <f

(RBM)

Syntactic parser (55): Element that breaks down the commands received by the element (57). In addition, it generates the command structure and which are then encrypted by the element (56) when the command is sent from the KBM (40) to the system or platform (20). Encryptor (56): Element that performs an encryption to the command generated by the parser (55). After the command is encrypted, it is passed to the communication manager (58) to be transmitted. • Descriptor (57): Element that performs a decryption of the command received by the communication manager (58). After the command is decrypted, it is passed to the parser (55) to be sent to the command manager (54). • Communication manager (58) (SMS or GPRS): Communication element that is responsible for transmitting the commands of the control KBM device (40) to the output port manager (62) that subsequently communicates with the modem (43 ), which is responsible for sending the command to the operator (30). This communication element is also responsible for receiving the commands of the control device (40) from the input port manager (61) which in turn are received from the modem (43) and that come from the operator (30).

• Device violation detection or alteration manager (59): Element responsible for detecting when the device (40) is intended to be violated by attempting to remove it or when attempting to alter it by inserting a filament or any other element through the output jack interface. See Table 2.

• Monitor or verifier (60) of the status or charge of the power source: Manager responsible for monitoring the status of the power source of the device

(40). See Table 2.

• Input port manager (61): Element that will control the incoming digital gates.

• Output port manager (62): Element that will control the outgoing digital gates, such as the damper component (45).

The physical elements of the device (40) are indicated below:

Interface Input Jack (65): Physical element consisting of a coaxial terminal that is coupled to the output jack of the tap, where the direct signal is received from the cable (10).

Interface Output Jack (44): Physical element consisting of a female coaxial terminal identical to the output jack of the tap through which the cable signal of the cable (10) passes if - and only if - the subscriber (S) complied with their corresponding payments. Otherwise, there will be no cable signal through that terminal. Damper (45): Electronic gate that gives access to, or denies the cable signal based on the instructions sent by the output port manager (62). Another embodiment of the invention consists of a method of activating or deactivating cable television services provided by a cable (10) to its subscribers (S) depending on the payment status of the service. In general, this method is characterized in that it comprises the steps of: a) providing a list of the payment status of the cable subscriber service to a TBM master collection platform (20), which consists of a verification system and command generator; b) send from the collection platform information that contains an executable command based on the payment status of the service to an operator (30) of the communication service, which generates commands that it transmits to a KBM control device (40) connected in the outlet jack of the tap or connection that corresponds to the subscriber's address to: i) deactivate access to the cable signal to those subscribers that appear in the list as pending payment of the service; or ii) activate access to the cable signal to those subscribers that appear in the list as current with their payments; and c) detect any attempted violation or alteration of the control device and report it to the master remote collection system (20).

Although the system and method have been described in the context of the preferred embodiments, it will be apparent to a person skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention extends beyond the modalities specifically described and illustrated to other alternate embodiments and / or uses of the invention that are obvious and derivable thereof. In addition, it will be understood that based on the foregoing description some other modifications or changes will be clearly obvious to experts in this field. Accordingly, it is envisioned that several combinations of the described technical characteristics may well be made which would unquestionably fall within the scope of the invention. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the scope of the law of the present invention not be considered limited by the modalities that have been exemplified above, but that said scope be determined by a reasonable reading of the content of the following claims.

Claims

1. A master remote collection system that incorporates means for remote activation and deactivation, according to the payment status, of the subscriber of the cable television service by controlling access to the analog and / or digital signals supplied by a provider of the service; said system comprises: a) a cable television service provider (cable) responsible for supplying the analog and / or digital signal through hybrid fiber-coaxial networks (HFCs) to equipment installed in the subscriber's home; b) a master collection transaction platform consisting of a verification system and command generator for activating or deactivating the cable television service provided by the cable company, which receives a list of subscribers who have paid via the Internet or not within a pre-established deadline; c) an operator of the wireless communication service that acts as a link between two terminal equipment for the transmission, storage and forwarding of commands; said operator connects via the Internet with the master collection transaction platform; and d) a master collection key consisting of a device or control module installed in the outlet jack of the tap through which the signal reaches the subscriber and in communication with the operator of the wireless communication service to activate or deactivate the service cable to said subscriber based on the payment status of the service contracted by it; said control device is constituted by: i) a microcontroller programmed with the necessary instructions to create and execute commands, process commands, store data in memory, erase memory, activate or deactivate, send alarms, shut down, restart, etc .; ii) a modem to send and / or receive commands to and from the operator of the communication service and receive from it the commands corresponding to the activation or deactivation of the service for the microcontroller to execute the corresponding commands; iii) a switch or switching means to open or close, as the case may be, the circuit directly associated with the coaxial cable of the network connected to an optional subscriber equipment or directly to the subscriber's television by means of which activation or deactivation of the analog and / or digital signal from the cable; Y iv) a circuitry arrangement for the detection of violation and / or alteration of the control device capable of detecting any alteration to it, a situation that when a command is sent to the operator of the wireless communication service that is indicative that said control device has been improperly manipulated.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the control device further includes a regulated power source to feed the constituent elements.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the microcontroller comprises: a. a signal activation manager to receive information indicative of attempted violation or alteration of the control device; b. an EPROM memory, where the MAC address of the control device is registered; This memory device may be in interaction with the following elements: the command manager and decryptor; When the communication is via SMS, this memory will have the telephone number of the modem registered by the operator of the wireless communication service and when the communication is via GPRS, this memory will have registered the IP address, DNS and other communication parameters necessary and provided by the operator of the wireless communication service; C. a RAM that is in interaction with the following elements of the device namely: signal activation manager, command manager, parser, encrypter, decryptor, communication manager, violation detection or tampering manager of the control device and the monitor of power source status. d. a command manager for receiving and issuing commands related to the general operation of the control device, for which said command manager interacts operatively with the signal activation manager, a parser and with the source status monitor of power; and. a parser or parser to break down the commands received by the decryptor into packages and which also generates the structure of commands that are transmitted by a communication manager to the master collection transaction platform; F. an encryptor to perform an encryption to the command generated by the parser, after which the encrypted command is passed to the communication manager for transmission; g. a decryptor to decrypt or decrypt the command received by the communication manager, in which after the command is decrypted it is passed to the parser to be executed by the command manager; h. a communication manager to transmit the commands from the control device to the master collection transaction platform and vice versa to receive the commands from said platform to the control device; i. a violation detection or alteration manager of the control device capable of detecting when an attempt is made to violate or alter said device and, if this situation occurs, send an indicative signal thereof to the signal activation manager which in turn will pass said violation signal to the command manager that will analyze it and execute the associated command; j. an energy monitor responsible for monitoring the status or charge of the power source of the control device, which will generate an alert command when it detects that the battery or power source is low; said monitor acts in response to a command to verify the status of the power source that is received by the control device from the command manager; k. an input port manager for the control of the incoming digital signals of the control device; and 1. an output port manager for the control of the outgoing digital signals of the control device.

4. The system of claims 1 and 3, wherein the wireless communication service operates by means of the short message service (SMS), general packet radio service (GPRS) or any other suitable means of communication.

5. A control device for an access control system for analog and / or digital signal services provided by a cable or cable television operator to subscribers through hybrid fiber-coaxial networks (HFCs), where said control system is constituted by an activation and deactivation system of the cable television service constituted by a transaction platform of master collection in communication via Internet with the cable, and a wireless communication service operator for the transmission, storage and forwarding of commands that is connected between the transaction platform and the control device; said control device comprises: a) a microcontroller programmed with the necessary commands to create and process commands, receive commands, store data in memory, erase memory, activate or deactivate, send alarms, shut down, restart, etc .; b) a modem connected to the microcontroller and in communication with the operator of the wireless communication service to send to it, information inherent to the operation and status of the control device and receive from said operator the commands that said microcontroller must process; c) a damper to open or close, as the case may be, the circuit directly associated with the coaxial cable of the analog and / or digital signal supply network connected to the subscriber's equipment to activate or deactivate the control device, whereby the access or restriction of the analog and / or digital signal from the cable operator is controlled; and d) a violation detector and / or alteration of the control device capable of detecting any alteration to it, a situation that when a command is sent to the operator of the wireless communication service that is indicative of improper manipulation of the control device

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the microcontroller consists of: a. a violation detection device and / or alteration of the device to receive the indicative events of attempted violation or alteration of the control device; b. an EPROM memory, where the MAC address of the control device is registered; said memory is in interaction with: the command manager and decryptor; When the communication is via SMS, said memory will have the modem telephone number registered by the operator of the communication service and when the communication is via GPRS, said memory will have registered the IP address, DNS and other communication parameters necessary and provided by the communication service operator; C. a RAM memory that is in interaction with: a signal activation manager, a command manager, a parser, an encryptor, an decryptor, a communication manager, the device for detecting violation or alteration of the device and the status monitor of the source of power; d. a command manager for receiving and issuing commands related to the general operation of the control device, for which said command manager interacts operatively with the signal activation manager, a parser and the status monitor of the source of power; and. a parser or parser to break down the commands received by the decryptor into packages and which also generates the structure of commands that are transmitted by a communication manager to the master collection transaction platform; F. an encryptor to perform an encryption to the command generated by the parser, after which the encrypted command is passed to the communication manager for transmission; g. a decryptor to decrypt or decrypt the command received by the communication manager, in which after the command is decrypted it is passed to the parser to be passed to the command manager; h. a communication manager to transmit and receive the commands of the control device or the master collection platform; i. a violation detection or alteration manager of the control device capable of detecting when an attempt is made to violate or alter said device and, if this situation occurs, send an indicative signal thereof to the signal activation manager which in turn will pass said violation signal to the command manager that will relay it to the verification and control system; j. an energy monitor or verifier responsible for monitoring the status or charge of the power source of the control device, which will generate an alert command when it detects that the battery or power source is low; said verifier acts in response to a verification command of the status of the power source that is received by the control device from the communication manager to the master remote collection system; k. an input port manager for the control of the incoming digital signals of the control device; and 1. an output port manager for the control of the outgoing digital signals of the control device.

7. The system of claims 5 and 6, wherein the communication service operates by means of the short message service (SMS), general packet radio service (GPRS) or any other suitable means of communication.

8. In a cable television service system provided by a cable provider that supplies analog and / or digital signals through hybrid fiber-coaxial networks (HFCs) to equipment installed at the subscriber's home or directly connected to the television set subscriber, a system for remote activation and deactivation of analog and / or digital signals is incorporated to control access to cable television services according to the subscriber's payment status; wherein said activation and deactivation system comprises:

1) a master collection transaction platform that controls the activation and deactivation of cable restricted television services;

2) an operator of the wireless communication service for the transmission, storage and forwarding of commands between two terminal equipment; said operator connects via Internet with the master remote collection platform that controls the activation and deactivation of cable and wireless restricted television services; Y

3) a master collection key consisting of a control device installed in the outlet jack of the tap through which the cable signal is transmitted and in communication with the operator of the communication service, through which activates or deactivates the cable service to said subscriber based on the payment status of the service contracted by the subscriber; said control device consists of: i) a microcontroller programmed with the necessary instructions to create and process commands, receive commands, store data in memory, erase memory, activate or deactivate, send alarms, shut down, restart, etc .; wherein said microcontroller comprises: a) a signal activation manager to receive information indicative of attempted violation or alteration of the control device; b) an EPROM memory, where the MAC address of the control device is registered; this memory device is in interaction with the elements of the control device: the command manager, the decryptor and the communication manager; When the communication is via SMS, this memory will have the telephone number of the modem registered by the operator of the communication service and when the communication is via GPRS, this memory will have registered the IP address, DNS and other communication parameters necessary and provided by the communication service operator; c) a RAM that can be in interaction with: the signal activation manager, a command manager, a parser, an encrypter, an decryptor, a communication manager, a device for detecting violation or alteration of the device and the power source status monitor; d) a command manager for receiving and issuing commands related to the general operation of the control device, for which said command manager interacts operatively with the signal activation manager, a parser and with the status monitor of the source of power; e) a parser or parser to break down the commands received by the decryptor into packages and which also generates the structure of commands that are transmitted by a communication manager to the master collection transaction platform; f) an encryptor to perform an encryption to the command generated by the parser, after which the encrypted command is passed to the communication manager for transmission; g) a decryptor to decrypt or decrypt the command received by the communication manager, in which after the command is decrypted it is passed to the parser to be executed by the command manager; h) a communication manager to transmit the commands from the control device to the collection transaction platform teacher passing through the operator and vice versa to receive the commands from said platform to the control device; i) a violation or alteration detection device of the control device capable of detecting when it is attempted to violate or alter said device and, if this situation occurs, send a signal indicative of it to the signal activation manager which in turn it will pass said violation signal to the command manager that will analyze the signal and execute the associated command; j) an energy monitor in charge of monitoring the status or charge of the power source of the control device, which will generate an alert command when it detects that the battery or power source is low; said monitor acts in response to a command to verify the status of the power source that is received by the control device from the command manager; k) an input port manager for the control of the incoming digital signals of the control device; Y

1) an output port manager for the control of the outgoing digital signals of the control device; ii) a modem for sending and / or receiving commands to and from the operator of the communication service and receiving from it the instructions corresponding to the activation and deactivation of the service for the microcontroller with which it is connected; iii) a switch to open or close, as the case may be, the circuit directly associated with the coaxial cable of the network connected to the subscriber's equipment to activate or deactivate the control device, by means of which the activation or deactivation of the signal is controlled analog and / or digital from the cable; and iv) a module for violation and / or alteration of the module capable of detecting any alteration to the control device, a situation that when a command is sent to the operator of the communication service that indicates that it has been tampered with improperly the control device

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the control device further includes a regulated power source to feed the constituent elements.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the communication service operates by means of the short message service (SMS), general packet radio service (GPRS) or any other suitable service.

11. A method of activating or deactivating cable television services provided by a cable to its subscribers depending on the payment status of the service; This method includes the steps of: a) providing a list of the payment status of the cable subscriber service to a TBM master collection platform, which consists of a verification system and command generator; b) send from the collection platform information that contains an executable command based on the payment status of the service to an operator of the communication service, which generates commands that it transmits to a KBM control device connected to the tap output jack or connection that corresponds to the subscriber's address to: i) disable access to the cable signal to those subscribers that appear in the list as pending payment for the service; or ii) activate access to the cable signal to those subscribers that appear in the list as current with their payments; and c) detect any attempted violation or alteration of the control device and report it to the master remote collection system.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the communication between the communication service operator and the KBM control device is carried out by SMS, GPRS or any suitable means.