IPTV follow me content system and method
First Claim
1. A portable apparatus, comprising:
- a portable chassis;
a key storage device, on which is stored a key that is associated with a set of access rights for an account associated with a user, the key storage device being disposed within the portable chassis;
a key provider that provides the key to a decoder device via an interface, the key provider being disposed within the portable chassis, the decoder device providing access to a set of access-restricted content associated with the user, based on a determination that the account has an entitlement associated with the key to receive a requested content set that is included in the set of access-restricted content, the access-restricted content associated with the user being displayed to the user associated with the access-restricted content on a device that is unassociated with the user or a premises of the user, and wherein the key provider provides the key to the decoder device via the interface by receiving, with the key provider, the key from the key storage device, modulating, with the key provider, the key with a carrier frequency, and wirelessly transmitting, with the key provider, the key that has been modulated to the decoder device via the interface.
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Abstract
Tools are provided for distributing access-restricted content in an internet protocol television (“IPTV”) environment based on portable entitlement keys. Such tools can include a decoder, an encoder, and a network entitlement handler. The decoder may be configured to receive a key associated with entitlement information, and transmit the entitlement information over a network. The encoder may be configured to receive content from content providers, and to encode the content to create IP-compatible content, with access restrictions based on entitlement. The network entitlement handler may be configured to receive a request for requested content from the decoder; receive the access-restricted content (including the requested content) from the encoder; and transmit the requested content over the network to the decoder using IP, when the decoder is entitled to receive the requested content.
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17 Claims
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1. A portable apparatus, comprising:
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a portable chassis; a key storage device, on which is stored a key that is associated with a set of access rights for an account associated with a user, the key storage device being disposed within the portable chassis; a key provider that provides the key to a decoder device via an interface, the key provider being disposed within the portable chassis, the decoder device providing access to a set of access-restricted content associated with the user, based on a determination that the account has an entitlement associated with the key to receive a requested content set that is included in the set of access-restricted content, the access-restricted content associated with the user being displayed to the user associated with the access-restricted content on a device that is unassociated with the user or a premises of the user, and wherein the key provider provides the key to the decoder device via the interface by receiving, with the key provider, the key from the key storage device, modulating, with the key provider, the key with a carrier frequency, and wirelessly transmitting, with the key provider, the key that has been modulated to the decoder device via the interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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