Multimedia client/server system with copy protection recovery and methods for use therewith

The multimedia client/server system of claim 11 wherein the inserted copy protection signal has a type indicated by the copy protection type.

A multimedia server module, coupleable to a plurality of multimedia sources that produce at least one multimedia signal, the multimedia server module comprising:

• an encoder module that asserts a protection present signal when the at least one multimedia signal includes a copy protection signal, that generates an output signal with the copy protection signal removed when the protection present signal is asserted, and that encodes the output signal to produce an encoded signal;
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• a server transceiver module, coupled to the encoder module, that produces a radio frequency (RF) signal that includes the encoded signal and the protection present signal, and that wirelessly transmits the RF signal to a client device.

A client module, coupleable to at least one client device, the client module comprising:

• a client transceiver module that receives and demodulates an RF signal to produce a received encoded signal and a received protection present signal;
• a decoder module, coupled to the client transceiver module, that decodes the received encoded signal into a decoded output signal while inserting an inserted copy protection signal when the received protection present signal is asserted.

A method comprising:

• receiving and demodulating an RF signal to produce a received encoded signal and a received protection present signal;
• decoding the received encoded signal into a decoded output signal while inserting an inserted copy protection signal when the received protection present signal is asserted.