The present invention is suitable for use in a partial dual encrypted
system. The present invention allows for two different decryption devices
(e.g., an incumbent, or first, set-top and an overlay, or second,
set-top) to be located in a single system having an incumbent encryption
scheme and a second encryption scheme. Each set-top is designed to
decrypt the first or second proprietary encryption schemes, respectively.
In accordance with the present invention, the second set-top utilizes a
novel program map table to ensure that the second set-top chooses correct
elementary streams in the partial dual-encrypted stream (i.e., a combined
stream including a first encrypted stream, a second encrypted stream, and
a clear stream) for a desired program.