Patent ID: 9712786
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method of brokering an enabling of communication of at least one encrypted media service of a group of encrypted media services from a plurality of broadcasters to a plurality of receivers, the at least one encrypted media service decryptable by a first receiver module securely communicating with a second receiver module according to a pairing key associated with a receiver of the plurality of receivers, comprising: transmitting a first media service enabling request for a first media service from a broadcaster of the plurality of broadcasters to a broker independent from the broadcaster, the first media service enabling request comprising an identification of the receiver; receiving a first encrypted version of the pairing key E encrypting the pairing key with second information S transmitting the first encrypted version of the pairing key E wherein each media service in the group is enabled by a different pairing key K