Patent ID: 8381260
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of communication involving a media content receiver, the method comprising: at the media content receiver, receiving a message comprising an address wherein the address includes an indicator that is either a media content receiver address indicator or a removable circuit device address indicator; at the media content receiver, determining whether the indicator is the media content receiver address indicator or the removable circuit device address indicator; at the media content receiver, if the indicator is the media content receiver address indicator, processing the address to determine whether the address is associated with the media content receiver; at the media content receiver, if the indicator is the media content receiver address indicator, processing the address to determine whether the address is associated with a group of media content receivers that includes the media content receiver; if the address is associated with the media content receiver: at the media content receiver, processing the message; if the address is associated with the group of media content receivers that includes the media content receiver: at the media content receiver, processing the message; if a removable circuit device is installed in the media content receiver and if the indicator is the removable circuit device address indicator, then at the media content receiver, processing the address to determine whether the address is associated with the removable circuit device; if the removable circuit device is installed in the media content receiver and if the indicator is the removable circuit device address indicator, then at the media content receiver, processing the address to determine whether the address is associated with a group of removable circuit devices that includes the removable circuit device; if the address is associated with the removable circuit device, utilizing the media content receiver to transfer the message to the removable circuit device and processing the message utilizing the removable circuit device; and if the address is associated with the group of removable circuit devices that includes the removable circuit device, utilizing the media content receiver to transfer the message to the removable circuit device and processing the message utilizing the removable circuit device.