Patent ID: 8738910

Claim:
A method in a communications network for enabling the use of a first device for controlling transfer of media content from a content provider to a second device, the first device having a pre-established security association with said communications network, the method comprising: detecting a request, made by the first device, that media content be delivered to the second device, the request being directed to the content provider; establishing key information, including first and second sets of key information, which enables determination of one or more media keys for encryption of said media content; and sending the first set of key information to the content provider and the second set of key information to the first device, wherein the content provider delivers the requested media content encrypted by said one or more media key to the second device, and the first device is configured to forward the one or more media keys or information thereof over a local communication link to the second device for decryption of media content encrypted by said one or more media keys when delivered by the content provider; wherein each of the first device, the second device, and the content provider are distinct from each other; wherein the first device and second device are end-user devices.