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Secure Connected Digital Media Platform

  • US 20110182425A1
  • Filed: 01/27/2010
  • Published: 07/28/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a request to create a secure partition for accessing a content provider in a digital media device;

    receiving a security code from the content provider; and

    invoking a hypervisor at the digital media device, wherein at least part of the hypervisor is comprised of a hardware circuit, wherein the hypervisor performs the following;

    comparing the received security code with a key value that is burned into a memory unit at the hardware circuit to determine if the security code is from an authorized content provider and, if the content provider is determined to be authorized, creating a secure partition at the digital media device, wherein the creation of the secure partition comprises creating a memory partition that corresponds to the secure partition in a non-volatile memory at the digital media device, wherein the memory partition can only be accessed by the content provider having the security code,receiving software from the content provider and storing the software in the secure partition, andreceiving content from the content provider and storing the content in the secure partition.

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