SOURCE DEVICE, METHOD OF PROVIDING CONTENT USING SOURCE DEVICE, RECEIVER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR RECEIVER Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC H04N21/4408 H04N21/436 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of providing content using source device, and more particularly to a source device connected via High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and performing High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) authentication. Source device is proposed that includes: an interface for performing HDCP with a receiver and a controller for determining the HDCP version supported by the receiver, converting the content so as to be encrypted in the HDCP version supported by the receiver in response to determining that another version of HDCP, applied to the content, is not supported by the receiver, encrypting the converted content in the HDCP version supported by the receiver, and controlling the interface to transfer content to the receiving device.

EFFECT: ensuring the compatibility of the display device with HD content, to which the HDCP version applies.

12 cl, 10 dwg