Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080235101 | System and method of presenting assets related to media content - In a particular illustrative embodiment, a method is disclosed to present assets related to media content. The method includes receiving a request for an electronic storefront from a destination device, identifying media content received at the destination device based on the request, and generating an electronic storefront. The electronic storefront includes at least a first selectable indicator of a first asset and a second selectable indicator of a second asset. The first asset and the second asset are selected from a plurality of assets based on the media content. | 09-25-2008 |
20080235278 | System and method of presenting assets related to media content - In a particular embodiment, a method of presenting assets related to media content includes receiving data indicating a selection of a selectable trigger from a destination device and identifying video content associated with the selectable trigger. The method further includes providing an electronic storefront to the destination device in response to the data indicating the selection of the selectable trigger. A plurality of assets related to the video content can be purchased via the electronic storefront. The plurality of assets includes at least a first asset type and a second asset type. | 09-25-2008 |
20100124399 | System and Method For Managing Video Recording Based Upon Blackout Events In A Video Data Distribution System - A system useful for managing digital video recording of alternative event data during a blackout of primary event data at a client device, the system including but not limited to a processor in data communication with a computer readable medium; and a computer program comprising instructions embedded in the computer readable medium, the computer program further comprising instructions to receive input data scheduling a digital video recording for the primary event data; instructions to receive at the client device, notification data indicating blackout of the primary event data; and instructions to present alternative event data for recording on the client device. | 05-20-2010 |
20100125866 | System and Method for Verifying A Conditional Access Blackout In A Video Data Distribution System - A system is disclosed for verifying an occurrence of a blackout event in a data distribution system, the system including but not limited to a processor in data communication with a computer readable medium; and computer program comprising instructions to receive restricted content data at the data distribution system; instructions to receive at the data distribution system, blackout event data indicating at least one criterion for selecting client devices subject to a blackout event for the restricted content data; instructions to place at the data distribution system, client devices into a client device group subject to the blackout event in accordance with the event data criterion; and instructions to correlate at the data distribution system, the blackout event data with the retune activity data to verify the occurrence of the blackout event in the client devices. | 05-20-2010 |
20100125867 | System and Method for Managing Conditional Access Blackout Events In A Video Data Distribution System - A computer readable medium containing instructions that when executed by a computer configure blackout event data indicating at least one event criterion data for selecting client devices subject to the blackout event for restricted content data; configure client devices into a client device group subject to the blackout event in accordance with the event criterion data; configure at least one substitution event data table for the client device group; and send restricted content and the substitution event data table embedded in the restricted content data to each client device in the client device group. | 05-20-2010 |
20100162342 | PARENTAL CONTROLS FOR MULTIPLE DEVICES - A method of controlling access to electronic content across a plurality of devices includes creating a user profile associated with a user based on profile input from the user or an administrator and generating a universal content control profile (UCCP) based on the user profile. At least one of the user profile and the UCCP is then stored to a computer readable storage medium. Based on the UCCP and a device-type of a selected electronic device, a content control setting (CCS) is determined for the selected electronic device. Upon detecting a communication channel with the selected electronic device, the method includes providing the CCS to the selected electronic device. | 06-24-2010 |
20100162363 | INTEGRATED SERVICE IDENTITY FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE SERVICES - A service provisioning method includes providing a differentiated set of information exchange services to a user. In some embodiments, differentiation between or among the provided services may include differentiated access networks, differentiated physical network layers, and/or differentiated service providers. An integrated service identity may be generated and/or maintained by the service provider(s) or by a third party. The integrated services identity may enable the user to define preference settings applicable to the information exchange services, to process billable events and activity and to issue integrated statements encompassing all of the information exchange services provided to the user, and enabling the user to access customer support services for any of the information exchange services and further enabling the logging of all customer support activities to the integrated service identity. | 06-24-2010 |
20100251280 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON PERSONAL PREFERENCES - A method and system for recommending multimedia content includes collecting consumption information for a plurality of users. The consumption information, along with real-time contextual information, may be used to generate collections of recommended multimedia content, including obtainable multimedia assets. The collections may be offered to a user for purchase. The user may be provided access to the multimedia assets. A unified storefront application, providing access to multimedia content via an Internet-protocol television portal, a web portal, and a mobile portal, may be used to offer and provide access to the multimedia assets. | 09-30-2010 |
20110022689 | MANAGING LINEAR MULTIMEDIA CONTENT DELIVERY - Users are assigned to virtual groups. Virtual groups are associated with server assets. Achieving load-balancing during the delivery of linear multimedia content, for example, may be achieved through reassigning users to different virtual groups. Server assets can include server clusters that are assigned to the virtual groups. New hardware can be added to server assets without having to directly associate users to the new hardware. | 01-27-2011 |
20110041147 | BLACKOUTS OF VIDEO ON DEMAND MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - Blackout event data is received that includes data regarding a geographic area affected by a blackout event. Based on a user location code such as a ZIP code, a determination is made whether a user or user account is subject to the blackout event. If the user is subject to the blackout event, access to a video-on-demand multimedia event is restricted. | 02-17-2011 |
20110041148 | BLACKOUTS OF PAY PER VIEW MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - Blackout event data is received that includes data regarding a geographic area affected by a blackout event. Based on a user location code such as a ZIP code, a determination is made whether a user account is subject to the blackout event. If the user is subject to the blackout event, access to a pay-per-view multimedia event is restricted. | 02-17-2011 |
20110041149 | GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS FOR BLACKOUTS - Blackout messages are provided that are specific to geographic areas. Blackout event data is received that includes location codes representing geographic areas affected by a blackout event. A determination is made whether a user is subject to the blackout event. If the user is subject to the blackout event, one or more blackout messages are selected and for presentation to the user. Selection of the blackout messages is based on a user location code for the user. | 02-17-2011 |
20110055866 | UPDATING ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING GUIDES WITH BLACKOUT DATA - Blackout event data is received that includes location codes for geographic areas affected by a blackout event. User location codes are received and compared to location codes for the geographic areas affected by the blackout event. A determination is made whether the user is subject to the blackout event based on the user location code. When the user is subject to the blackout event, an updated electronic programming guide is provided to the user. | 03-03-2011 |
20110066652 | CONDITIONAL ACCESS TO USER-GENERATED MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - A method and system for distributing multimedia content may enable a user to specify a number of recipients for receiving user-generated content (UGC) provided by a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN). The UGC may be stored in a UGC library. The recipients may be specified by selecting entries in an electronic address book accessible via the MCDN. The specified recipients may retrieve the UGC, or the UGC may be sent to the recipients. Access to the UGC may be provided by at least one of: a web access point, an Internet-protocol access point, and a mobile access point. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066674 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON COMMUNAL PREFERENCES - A method and system for recommending multimedia content includes collecting consumption information for a plurality of consumers. The consumption information may be used to generate collections of recommended multimedia content, including obtainable multimedia assets. The collections may be offered to a consumer for purchase. The consumer may be provided access to the multimedia assets. A unified storefront application, providing access to multimedia content via an Internet-protocol television portal, a web portal, and a mobile portal, may be used to offer and provide access to the multimedia assets. | 03-17-2011 |
20110067049 | VIEWING CONTROL MANAGEMENT ACROSS MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS - A method and system for controlling viewing of multimedia content includes collecting viewing control profiles and associated viewing control passwords via an Internet-protocol television portal, a web portal, and a mobile portal. The viewing control profile may be usable to restrict access to certain multimedia programs. The viewing control may be applied using a unified storefront application, providing access to multimedia content via the Internet-protocol television portal, the web portal, and the mobile portal, to offer and provide controlled access to the multimedia assets. | 03-17-2011 |
20110112930 | SPENDING LIMITS ACROSS MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS - A method and system for limiting spending in a multimedia content distribution network involves receiving spending limits from an Internet-protocol television portal, a web portal, or a mobile portal. The spending limits may be provided by a network user and may be usable to limit access to multimedia programs. The spending limits may be applied using a unified storefront application, which provides access to multimedia content via an Internet-protocol television portal, a web portal, and a mobile portal. | 05-12-2011 |
20110119696 | GIFTING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT USING AN ELECTRONIC ADDRESS BOOK - A method and system for gifting multimedia content enables a first user of a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN) to select a recipient for an obtainable multimedia asset from an electronic address book. The electronic address book may be accessible via a public network and/or via the MCDN. The recipient may be a second user of the MCDN. The first user may be charged for the multimedia asset. The second user may be authorized to receive and view the multimedia asset. | 05-19-2011 |
20110119721 | PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER DEVICE MANAGEMENT - A method and system for distributing multimedia content includes a unified storefront (USF) application providing access portals to a multimedia content distribution network, including an Internet-protocol television access portal, a web access portal and a mobile access portal. The USF application may further communicate with a media agent to access a portable media player (PMP), allowing multimedia content to be sent to the PMP from any of the access portals. | 05-19-2011 |
20110119738 | IDENTITY MANAGEMENT FOR TRANSACTIONAL CONTENT - A method and system for managing access to transactional multimedia content based on hardware identification codes can include determining whether a user is entitled to a first service level or to a second service level and directing requests for transactional multimedia content to an appropriate server. The user of a client device can be authenticated by a certificate sent by the client device and received by a service provider. The certificate includes an indication of a unique hardware identifier for the client device. Access to the transactional content may occur over a public Internet protocol network if the client device is not directly connected to the service provider's private network and if the hardware identifier indicates the client device is authorized. | 05-19-2011 |
20130054408 | Method, Medium, and System of Presenting Assets Related to Media Content - A method includes sending video content from a server system to a mobile device and receiving first data from the mobile device. The first data includes an identifier of the video content. The method also includes, in response to receiving the first data, identifying the video content based at least in part on the identifier and sending second data to the mobile device regarding an asset. The asset is related to the video content, downloadable at a second device that is distinct from the mobile device, and associated with a subscriber account of the mobile device. The method further includes receiving an indication of a purchase of the asset from the mobile device and in response to receiving the indication, automatically sending a grant message authorizing downloading of the asset by the second device. | 02-28-2013 |
20130209071 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VIDEO RECORDING BASED UPON BLACKOUT EVENTS IN A VIDEO DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A method is disclosed for managing digital video recording of alternative event data during a blackout of primary event data at a client device, the method including but not limited to receiving notification data indicating that a blackout has been cancelled for a primary event; proceeding with recording the scheduled digital video recording for the primary event; and graphically presenting the notification data of the cancelled blackout for the primary event at the client device. A system is disclosed for performing the method. | 08-15-2013 |
20140324651 | INTEGRATED SERVICE IDENTITY FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE SERVICES - A service provisioning method includes providing a differentiated set of information exchange services to a user. In some embodiments, differentiation between or among the provided services may include differentiated access networks, differentiated physical network layers, and/or differentiated service providers. An integrated service identity may be generated and/or maintained by the service provider(s) or by a third party. The integrated services identity may enable the user to define preference settings applicable to the information exchange services, to process billable events and activity and to issue integrated statements encompassing all of the information exchange services provided to the user, and enabling the user to access customer support services for any of the information exchange services and further enabling the logging of all customer support activities to the integrated service identity. | 10-30-2014 |