Patent ID: 6963590

Claim:
A media server apparatus comprising: a plurality of demultiplexers each operable for demultiplexing a data stream formatted in accordance with a first predetermined protocol, each demultiplexer outputting a set of elementary streams each having a format in accordance with a second predetermined protocol, and wherein a first one of said plurality of demultiplexers is operable for receiving said data stream from a first source, and a second one of said plurality operable for receiving said data stream from a second source; conditional access logic operable for receiving one or more controlled access data streams in said set of elementary streams, said conditional access logic outputting one or more descrambled data streams in response to corresponding ones of said controlled access data streams; and a multiplexer coupled to said plurality of demultiplexers, said multiplexer operable for receiving one or more demultiplexed streams from each set of demultiplexed streams and said one or more descrambled data streams and outputs a multiplexed data stream having a format in accordance with a third predetermined protocol.