THORPE NORTH & WESTERN, LLP. (8180 SOUTH 700 EAST, SUITE 200, SANDY, UT, 84070, US)

Claims:

What is claimed is:

1. A digital media storage system for securely storing and performing digital media files, the system comprising: a multimedia device having a digital storage medium, wherein the digital storage medium is configured to store one or more digital media files according to a predetermined storage format; a digital storage security module operatively coupled to the digital storage medium and configured to secure data prior to the data being stored on the digital storage medium, the data comprising the one or more digital media files and format information from the predetermined storage format, the digital storage security module further configured to leave hardware commands unsecured; a media processor operatively coupled to the digital sTorage security module and configured to unsecure each of the one or more digital media files and convert each of the one or more digital media files to a format able to be performed; and one or more input/output structures in communication with the media processor, the one or more input/output structures configured to send and receive data. ETC