Patent ID: 8401187

Claim:
A method of transmitting recordable content protected in accordance with a conditional access system to a receiver, said receiver being configured for storing and consuming content in a stream in accordance with a digital rights management system, the method comprising: providing at least one recordable event for transmission in a content stream to said receiver; generating recording information associated with said at least one recordable event, said recording information comprising at least a recording identifier enabling said receiver to identify recordable data packets associated with said at least one recordable event; generating one or more entitlement control messages associated with said at least one recordable event, said one or more entitlement control messages comprising said recording information and one or more first keys for decrypting data in said content stream, inserting location information for locating at least one server associated with said digital rights management system into said one or more entitlement control messages; and transmitting said content stream and said one or more entitlement control messages to said receiver.