Smooth transition for content type changes in streaming content

摘要

Techniques for operating a transmitter are provided. An example method for transmitting protected digital content from a transmitter to a receiver according to those techniques includes determining whether the receiver is compliant with a version of a content protection protocol, sending, to the receiver, a content type indicator indicating that the digital content comprises a first content type regardless of whether the digital content actually comprises the first content type responsive to the receiver being compliant with the version of the content protection protocol, and transmitting the digital content to the receiver.