Irdeto B.v.

Graham Kill

Andrew Augustine Wajs

Wim Mooij

Chunming Qie

Michiel Willemsen

There is described a method of enabling a content receiver to access encrypted content, the content receiver forming part of a home network. The method comprises executing, on a device that also forms part of the home network, a key provisioning application. The method further comprises the key provisioning application receiving a key provisioning message and, based on the key provisioning message, providing to the content receiver via the home network one or more content decryption keys for decrypting the encrypted content. There is also described a device arranged to carry out this method. In addition, there is described a content receiver arranged to (a) receive from the aforementioned device, via a home network, one or more content decryption keys for accessing encrypted content; and (b) decrypt encrypted content using the one or more content decryption keys. Related computer programs and computer readable mediums are also described.

Enabling a content receiver to access encrypted content

Methods and a systems are described for processing recordable content in a broadcast stream sent to a receiver, wherein said broadcast stream is protected in accordance with a conditional access system and wherein said receiver is configured for storing and consuming content in said broadcast stream in accordance with a digital rights management system. In this methods and systems recording information is sent in one or more entitlement control messages over a broadcast network to a receiver. Using the recording information in the entitlement control messages the receiver is able to store recordable events in a broadcast stream on a storage medium and to consume said recorded events in accordance with a digital rights management system.

Growing community of inventors

Maizidian, China

Graham Kill