Patent ID: 8275732

Claim:
A system comprising: a first content playback device including an encoding device to re-encode received content from a first encoding format to a second encoding format in accordance with predetermined usage rules that are specific to a second content playback device being a device having a display and adapted for direct coupling to the first content playback device, wherein the predetermined usage rules of the second content playback device are provided to the first content playback device by an exchange key and enable the encoding device to determine the second content playback device prior to transmitting the content, and wherein the exchange key includes information that identifies a number of times the content can be played back and information to allow or deny transcoding, the first content playback device supporting playback of content in the first encoding format that differs from the second encoding format supported by the second content playback device; and an interface compatible with the second content playback device, the interface to output the re-encoded content for storage and playback on the second content playback device.