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| 725029000 | Time dependent (e.g., time spent viewing program, time of day, etc.) | 27 |
| 20080222674 | Method, System And Apparatus For Implementing Pay Per View Multicast Service - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for implementing a Pay Per View (PPV) multicast service, including: sending, by a user terminal, a PPV program playing request to an access device; determining, by the access device, whether the user terminal has the right to receive the PPV program based on the current time and the acquired right information of the user terminal; if the user terminal has the right, forwarding the PPV program data stream from a multicast source to the user terminal. In accordance with the present disclosure, an access device may control the time of forwarding a program data stream to a user terminal according to the right of the user terminal of receiving the program, thus a PPV multicast service is implemented. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080263582 | Content Reproducing Device and Content Preproducing Method - When a secure counter malfunction detection unit | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090193451 | METHOD FOR USING SCHEDULED HYPERLINKS TO RECORD MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - A method of establishing communications with one or more devices located in an environment using a wireless communication device is disclosed. The wireless communication device comprises a short-range transceiver that is able to communicate with a short-range transceiver located in the environment. A communication is received from the short-range transceiver of the wireless communication device that includes a request to establish communications with one or more device located in the environment. A request is transmitted to an environment directory server to determine if a user associated with the wireless communication device has permission to access any of the devices in the environment. A response is received from the environment directory server in response to the request. A communication is made to the short-range transceiver of the wireless communication device indicating whether the device can communicate with any of the devices in the environment. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100100899 | ACCESSING CONTENT - Various embodiments include a system for providing users access to audio/visual content, the system comprising means for storing content, means for broadcasting content on a scheduled basis, means for downloading the stored content from the storage means, means for enabling a user to access the downloaded content only within a specified time period, means for streaming content off the storage means, and means for receiving the content broadcast on a scheduled basis. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100180289 | SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT AND PROVIDING AN OPTION TO MAINTAIN AN ADVERTISING EXPERIENCE - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to distribution of media content and a system and method for presenting a user-selectable option to permit a user to change a setting for an advertising experience during presentation of such an advertising experience. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110047566 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SESSION MANAGEMENT OF STREAMING MEDIA - A system and method for session management of streaming media are provided. The system and method authenticate and validate any request for live or streaming video and manage the streaming session in a manner that continues to verify the validity of existing video streams with respect to new requests. The system and method provide for receiving a first request for a first video stream from a client, generating a token based on the first request and at least one parameter associated with the client, validating the token based on at least one predetermined rule associated with the client, and upon validation, providing the first video stream to the client. Upon receiving a subsequent second request for a second video stream, the system and method validate a second token based on the first video stream, terminate the first video stream and provide the second video stream to the client. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110088054 | System and Method to Obtain Content and Generate Modified Content Based on a Time Limited Content Consumption State - Methods and systems to obtain content and generate modified content based on a time limited content consumption information is disclosed. In one embodiment, content may be obtained from a content source and modified based on the time limited content consumption information. In one embodiment, such modified content is stored in a memory of a content modification system and subsequently delivered to a target consumer. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110107365 | System and method for managing program assets - A method of operating a communications system storing assets for later transmission, is disclosed. The assets have respective expiration dates beyond which a right to transmit expires. The method comprises checking an expiration date of an asset and deleting the asset from storage based, at least in part, on the expiration date, a predetermined period of time added to or subtracted from the expiration date and/or whether the asset has been selected for later viewing. The predetermined period of time may provide a grace period for completing viewing of a selected asset by a user, either after or before the expiration date, depending on the rights to the asset granted by the source of the asset. The period of time may depend on a playtime of the asset and may be added to the expiration date only if the asset has been selected for viewing. Systems are also disclosed. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20120030700 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user's convenience. The present invention includes displaying a channel list in which receivable channels including at least one pay broadcast channel are listed, receiving a broadcast viewing authority for watching the pay broadcast channel from a broadcast viewing authority server via a broadcasting network or an internet network, storing the received broadcast viewing authority, and updating the stored broadcast viewing authority each time a broadcast mode is entered. Accordingly, when the broadcast viewing authority is updated in the mobile terminal to prevent illegal copying or piracy of the broadcast viewing authority, the terminal user needs not to temporarily stop viewing the corresponding broadcast. Moreover, each time the mobile terminal enters a broadcast mode, an old broadcast viewing authority is deactivated and a new broadcast viewing authority is received. Therefore, the illegal copying or piracy of the broadcast viewing authority stored in the mobile terminal can be basically prevented. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20130007797 | BROADCAST TRANSMITTER, A BROADCAST TRANSMITTING METHOD AND A BROADCAST RECEIVING METHOD - In one embodiment, a broadcast transmitter includes: a viewer information memory configured to store viewer information regarding a viewer who signs up for a subscription; a generator configured to generate individual information regarding a conditional access of a content including a first expiration time indicating an expiration time of the individual information and a second expiration time set independently of the first expiration time for each the viewer who signs up for the subscription based on the viewer information; and a transmitter configured to transmit a broadcast signal including the generated individual information. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130007798 | CONTENT RECEIVER, CONTENT USE SYSTEM, AND CONTENT REPRODUCING METHOD - A downloader receives a service providing period within which a service dealer is permitted to perform a viewing service by a content right holder and a viewing period showing a period within which each user is allowed to view a content, with the content, from a server. A license information conversion unit calculates a viewing expiration time for first-time viewing within which the user can view a first-time viewing, by using the service providing period and the viewing period. A writing-out unit writes out the viewing expiration time for first-time viewing and the viewing period, with the content, to an exchangeable medium. When a first viewing time of the user is within the viewing expiration time for first-time viewing, the viewing terminal calculates a viewing expiration time by adding the viewing period to the first viewing time, and writes the viewing expiration time back into the exchangeable medium. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130291005 | DEVICE FOR THE ALLOCATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE RECEPTION OF BROADCAST PRODUCTS - A device to reduce bandwidth necessary for renewal of subscriptions for reception of broadcast services including: defining a plurality of sets of subscriber identification numbers, each set being associated with a product; splitting a set of subscriber identification numbers into groups of subscribers; searching for an available subscriber identification number related to the desired product at the time of initialization of a new subscriber; confirming that an inhibit duration has elapsed between the end of the previous subscription and the start of the new subscription; sending an initialization message to the new subscriber addressed with his unique identification address and containing the subscriber identification number of, and rights to, his product; preparing a group rights renewal message for the product to the group containing the subscriber identification number, this message comprising the group header containing this subscriber and a compressed bitmap for individually addressing each of the group members. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140026161 | AUTHORIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SMART TV AND SMART TV APPLYING THE SAME - An authorization method for a smart TV is provided. When an application is to be activated, it is determined whether machine authorization information is stored. When the machine authorization information is stored, a client certificate corresponding to the application is searched for. When the client certificate is found, it means the application is authorized. The application authorized by a server can then be activated. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140089961 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNET PROTOCOL LNB SUPPORTING POSITIONING - An Internet protocol low noise block downconverter (IP LNB) assembly, within a satellite reception assembly, may be operable to determine location information and/or time information of the IP LNB assembly, via a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) module in the IP LNB assembly. The IP LNB assembly may provide services based on the determined location information and/or the determined time information of the IP LNB assembly. The IP LNB assembly may communicate the determined location information and/or the determined time information to a wireless communication device for determining location information of the wireless communication device. The IP LNB assembly may determine location information of a wireless source device, based on the determined location information and the determined time information of the IP LNB assembly along with a plurality of other location information and a plurality of corresponding other time information associated with a plurality of other IP LNB assemblies. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140089962 | IMAGE PLAYBACK DEVICE, IMAGE PLAYBACK METHOD, IMAGE PLAYBACK PROGRAM, IMAGE TRANSMISSION DEVICE, IMAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND IMAGE TRANSMISSION PROGRAM - Video playback device for performing realtime playback of 3D video by playing back first view-point video and second view-point video in combination, first view-point video being received via broadcasting in real time over broadcast waves, second view-point video being stored in advance before broadcasting of first view-point video, video playback device comprising: storage storing second view-point video; video receiving unit receiving first view-point video; information obtaining unit obtaining inhibition/permission information that indicates, for each video frame, whether displaying video frame before current time reaches scheduled presentation time is inhibited or permitted, scheduled presentation time being time at which video frame is scheduled to be broadcast for realtime playback; playback unit playing back second view-point video; and control unit inhibiting second view-point video from being played back when scheduled presentation time of next video frame is later than current time and inhibition/permission information indicates that displaying next video frame is inhibited. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140181858 | RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND BROADCAST SYSTEM - To realize a service of data content that can interlock with AV content of programs without providing a band for broadcasting data content in a broadcast band for digital television broadcast, provided is a reception apparatus that receives an audio and/or video (AV) content, the apparatus including: an extraction section to extract trigger information from the AV content, the trigger information being related to an application program that is executed interlocking with a progress of the AV content, the trigger information including a trigger type; and a control section to control one of an activation of the application program, a dispatch of an event of the application program being executed, and an end of the application program being executed in accordance with the trigger type included in the extracted trigger information. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140215510 | Content Rental System - A content rental system includes one data store for storing rental content. The content rental system also includes a content server for transferring content to one viewing device based upon a received request. The content server is further configured to authorize the transfer of the content from the viewing device to another viewing device. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140250452 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OBTAIN CONTENT AND GENERATE MODIFIED CONTENT BASED ON TIME LIMITED CONTENT INFORMATION - A system includes an interface to obtain content on behalf of a target consumer. The system includes a memory. The system further includes a processor that is configured to modify the content to generate modified content. The modified content is generated based on time limited content consumption information of the target consumer and the modified content is stored in the memory. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140298374 | VIDEO DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROL AND MONITORING USAGE OF VIDEO DEVICE - A video device includes a setting unit, a recording unit, a detection unit, a timer, and a control unit. The setting unit sets a viewing allowance time of the child. The recording unit records the child's viewing habit. The detection unit detects whether a child is watching media content on the video device. The timer times a viewing time of the child's viewing habit when the child is watching media content on the video device. The control unit controls the recording to record the child's viewing habit and turns off the video device when the viewing time reaches the viewing allowance time. A method for control and monitoring a child's usage of the video device is also provided. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140317651 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, the purpose of this invention is to provide an electronic device which can output information in accordance with a schedule of each person. The electronic device of the embodiments has a manager, an identifier, and a controller. The manager manages a schedule corresponding to personal identification information. The identifier identifies the personal identification information from input information. The controller controls output of schedule-related information regarding the schedule corresponding to the identified personal identification information and output of content. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140331252 | ENTITLEMENT MANAGEMENT FOR VIDEO CUSTOMERS - A method includes receiving, at a server device, a request to generate an entitlement identifier (ID) associated with a customer transaction. The method also includes determining a customer ID, a video content ID, and a time window associated with the customer transaction. The method includes determining, by the server device, the entitlement ID based on the customer ID, video content ID, and the time window. The method also includes providing the entitlement ID to a user device associated with the customer. The user device is configurable to receive access to video content based on the entitlement ID. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20160021408 | METHOD, SYSTEM, MOBILE DEVICE, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VALIDATING RIGHTS OBJECTS - A method, system, mobile device, apparatus and computer program product are provided for accurately determining whether one or more rights objects associated with a mobile device are valid. In particular, a secure time source (e.g., DRM clock or time) may be maintained by the mobile device and used to check the validity of the one or more rights objects. In order to ensure that the secure time source or clock remains accurate, the mobile device may update the secure time source by regularly requesting and receiving the DVB-H network time from a DVB-H network entity. Because the DVB-H network time is secure, accurate and readily accessible, it provides an ideal tool for correcting possible drift in the mobile device's secure time source. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160044350 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PROGRAM ASSETS - A method of operating a communications system storing assets for later transmission, is disclosed. The assets have respective expiration dates beyond which a right to transmit expires. The method comprises checking an expiration date of an asset and deleting the asset from storage based, at least in part, on the expiration date, a predetermined period of time added to or subtracted from the expiration date and/or whether the asset has been selected for later viewing. The predetermined period of time may provide a grace period for completing viewing of a selected asset by a user, either after or before the expiration date, depending on the rights to the asset granted by the source of the asset. The period of time may depend on a playtime of the asset and may be added to the expiration date only if the asset has been selected for viewing. Systems are also disclosed. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160066004 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEMPORARY ACCESS TO MEDIA CONTENT - Methods, systems, and/or devices for providing temporary access to media content are described herein. In one aspect, a server provides authorization to a transportation service provider for accessing one or more media items associated with an account of a user for a media content provider. The server provides the authorization in response to the user reserving a vehicle through the transportation service provider. Additionally, the server receives a first request (e.g., a request initiated by a mobile device of the user) to present a first media item of the one or more media items at a media presentation system of a reserved vehicle provided by the transportation service provider. In accordance with the authorization, the server sends a portion of the first media item for presentation at the media presentation system. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160088336 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM FOR BROADCAST APPLICATIONS - In a method for operating a conditional access system for broadcast applications, which conditional access system comprising a number of subscribers, each subscriber having a terminal including a conditional access module ( | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160112765 | RULES-BASED CONTENT MANAGEMENT - Techniques for rules-based content management are provided. Video on demand content is collected from a variety of sources. Business rules embedded within metadata can be retrieved where the business rules control processing and delivery of the video on demand content. The video on demand content may be selectively packaged in response to the business rules and the metadata to generate packaged video on demand content. A server can distribute the packaged video on demand content to devices. A priority for processing the packaged video on demand content can be based on a quality of service parameter and based on the metadata, the business rules, and a license embedded within the metadata where the license describes the priority. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160165307 | ACCESSING BROADCAST MEDIA - This invention relates to a system ( | 06-09-2016 |
