Patent ID: 8601284

Claim:
A system including: a secure media device housed in a digital media device, the digital media device being connected to a display unit and an information module, the information module including at least one of a network and an electronic storage device, the secure media device having at least one security key stored therein; and a plurality of secure application environments in the digital media device, said secure application environments configured to receive and process information sent from the information module only if the information includes at least one security code corresponding to the at least one security key, the at least one security code being obtained from a clearinghouse when the information satisfies a predetermined criteria, each secure application environment of said secure application environments being operationally isolated from one another, each of said secure application environments being connected to only one portal, each said portal being connected to the clearinghouse, wherein the clearinghouse is remotely located respective to the digital media device and the display unit.