Patent ID: 8387150

Claim:
A media device, comprising at least a memory and a processor to implement: a media content input configured to receive segments of protected media content from media content streams that each include a different standard for rendering the protected media content, the different standard for rendering the protected media content including at least a high-definition standard for rendering the protected media content and a low-definition standard for rendering the protected media content; a content rendering system configured to: identify the segments of the protected media content that are received with different standards for rendering the protected media content; replace the segments that have the different standards for rendering the protected media content with replacement segments that have a same standard for rendering the protected media content; and generate a media content file that includes the replacement segments that are sequenced to render the protected media content for viewing; and a digital rights management (DRM) platform configured to instantiate a file header object in a file header of the media content file, the file header object including DRM-associated features that correspond to the media content file to provision all of the segments of the protected media content together.