SECURE DELIVERY OF PROGRAM CONTENT VIA A REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

摘要

A method and apparatus for delivering video program content with selective viewing capability. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a personal video recorder (PVR), which can be a portion of an Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD), an access key, coupled to the PVR, and a storage medium containing the video program content, wherein the video program content is stored on the storage medium in an encrypted manner, the access key is used to access the program content on the storage medium, and the storage medium is removable from the PVR.

主权项

1. An apparatus for providing a media program with selective restrictive viewing capability for viewing by a user, comprising:
a receiver, having:
a tuner for receiving a broadcast media program transmitted by a direct broadcast system and for receiving, in response to a request transmitted from the receiver to the direct broadcast system;a conditional access module and conditional access verifier for decrypting the broadcast media program transmitted by the direct broadcast system and for decrypting an encrypted version the media program;a storage medium having the encrypted version of the stored media program, the encrypted version of the stored media program received from a source independent from the direct broadcast system and decryptable by the conditional access module and conditional access verifier using the access key.