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System and method for utilizing a secured service provider memory

  • US 10,277,947 B2
  • Filed: 02/29/2016
  • Issued: 04/30/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of delivering video content over a network in communication with a plurality of subscribers, the method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a respective electronic device associated with each of the plurality of subscribers, each respective electronic device having a first memory and a second memory, the respective electronic device configured to deny the plurality of subscribers access to the second memory;

    providing a network server and a database, the database storing data associated with the viewing habits of the subscribers;

    receiving a request from a first subscriber for the video content at the network server;

    based on the request received from the first subscriber, querying the database to determine subscribers other than the first subscriber likely interested in the video content, the querying step resulting in the identification of a subset of the plurality of subscribers other than the first subscriber likely interested in the video content;

    delivering the video content to both a first electronic device associated with the first subscriber to stream and second electronic devices associated with the subset of the plurality of subscribers for storage;

    storing the video content on the second memory of the second electronic devices associated with the subset of the plurality of subscribers, the second memory being accessible by a service provider via a virtual local area network (“

    VLAN”

    ) to configure, push files, delete files, or make changes to the second memory; and

    responsive to a request to view the video content from a respective one of the second electronic devices, granting, via the respective one of the second electronic device, access to the video content for immediate viewing of the video content on the second memory of the respective one of the second electronic devices.

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