System and method for codec for combining disparate content

Abstract

A method for encoding and decoding disparate content includes receiving, at a storage location, a combined file created by an encoder, wherein the combined file includes a plurality of data of one or more content types, receiving, from a client device, a request for retrieval of the combined file, determining a compatibility of the client device to decode and view content of the combined file, and transmitting, based on the determination, the combined file to a decoder, wherein the decoder separates the combined file into the plurality of data of the one or more content types.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of an electronic device for selective encryption of content to be encoded into a container, the method comprising:
 receiving, by a processor of the electronic device, a plurality of content items for encoding into a container, wherein each one of the plurality of content items is associated with a content key value;   receiving, by the processor, one or more content selections from among the plurality of content items;   retrieving, by the processor, encryption data for use in encrypting the one or more content selections;   encrypting, by the processor, at least one content selection of the one or more content selections using an encryption key derived using the encryption data;   for the encrypted at least one content selection, associating, by the processor, a corresponding content key value of the encrypted at least one content selection with the encryption data;   encoding, by the processor, the associated corresponding content key value of the encrypted at least one content selection and the encryption data into the container; and   encoding, by the processor, the encrypted at least one content selection and remaining content items of the plurality of content items into the container.