Patent ID: 7987504

Claim:
A computer program stored on a tangible computer-readable storage medium for delivering conditional access information according to a first transmission protocol selected from the group consisting of Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) and DOCSIS Set-top Gateway (DSG) to at least one first conditional access controlled device that is not compatible with the first transmission protocol, wherein the first conditional access controlled device comprises a first set-top box and is coupled to at least one second conditional access controlled device that comprises a second set-top box and is compatible with the first transmission protocol, wherein the first conditional access controlled device and the second conditional access controlled device are both in a home network and are coupled via a home network connection of the home network, the program comprising: instructions for requesting that the second conditional access controlled device receive the conditional access information intended for the first conditional access controlled device according to the first transmission protocol and deliver the conditional access information to the first conditional access controlled device according to a second transmission protocol via the home network connection; instructions for receiving the conditional access information by the second conditional access controlled device according to the first transmission protocol; and instructions for delivering the conditional access information from the second conditional access controlled device to the first conditional access controlled device according to the second transmission protocol and via the home network connection.