Content onboarding and custom channel lineup provisioning

• US 10,397,655 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2017
• Issued: 08/27/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Sengupta, Ballori, Reddy, Sridhar, Papanek, Jacob Alan, Kleppinger, Andrew S., Parker, Michael, Wade, Frederick G., Estrada, Stefan
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Michael H
• Application Number:
  US15/648,024
• Publication Number:
  US 20190020921A1
• Time in Patent Office: 776 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/266 Channel or content management, e.g. generation and management of keys and entitlement messages in a conditional access system, merging a VOD unicast channel into a multicast channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/462 Content or additional data management, e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end, controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4623 Processing of entitlement messages, e.g. ECM [Entitlement Control Message] or EMM [Entitlement Management Message] arrangements for conditional access to broadcast information or to broadcast-related services H04H60/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time

Abstract

A device can receive configuration information associated with a set of channels to be provided as part of an Internet protocol television (IPTV) service. The device can receive information associated with a set of channel categories after receiving the configuration information associated with the set of channels. The device can receive information associated with a set of channel lineups after receiving the information associated with the set of channel categories. The device can receive information associated with a user device that is associated with the IPTV service. The device can generate, based on the information associated with the user device and the channel configuration information, a custom channel lineup using the information associated with the set of channel lineups. The device can provide, to the user device, the custom channel lineup to permit the user device to provide, for display, information associated with the custom channel lineup.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, to;

receive configuration information associated with a set of channels to be provided as part of an Internet protocol television (IPTV) service,

the configuration information identifying whether a user device that is associated with the IPTV service is eligible for the set of channels,

wherein whether the user device is eligible for the set of channels is based on whether the user device is connected to an in-home network or an out-of-home network;

receive information associated with a set of channel categories after receiving the configuration information associated with the set of channels,

a channel category, of the set of channel categories, including information associated with a subset of channels of the set of channels;

receive information associated with a set of channel lineups after receiving the information associated with the set of channel categories,

a channel lineup, of the set of channel lineups, including the information associated with the set of channel categories;

receive information associated with the user device;

receive information that identifies whether the user device is connected to the in-home network or the out-of-home network;

determine, based on the information that identifies whether the user device is connected to the in-home network or the out-of-home network, a probability of a user, associated with the user device, being interested in a particular channel of the set of channels;

generate, based on the information associated with the user device, the configuration information associated with the set of channels, and the information that identifies whether the user device is connected to the in-home network or the out-of-home network, a custom channel lineup using the information associated with the set of channel lineups,

wherein the custom channel lineup selectively includes the particular channel based on whether the probability satisfies a threshold; and

provide, to the user device, the custom channel lineup after generating the custom channel lineup to permit the user device to provide, for display, information associated with the custom channel lineup.

2. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

receive information that identifies a device type of the user device; and

where the one or more processors, when generating the custom channel lineup, are to;

generate the custom channel lineup based on the device type of the user device.

3. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

receive information that identifies a service area associated with the user device; and

where the one or more processors, when generating the custom channel lineup, are to;

generate the custom channel lineup based on the service area associated with the user device.

4. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

receive information that identifies a first service area associated with the user device;

identify the channel lineup using the information that identifies the first service area;

identify another subset of channels, associated with the channel lineup, that are associated with the first service area; and

where the one or more processors, when generating the custom channel lineup, are to;

generate the custom channel lineup after identifying the other subset of channels,

the custom channel lineup including information associated with the other subset of channels.

5. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

generate the set of channel lineups using the channel category; and

where the one or more processors, when providing the custom channel lineup, are to;

provide the custom channel lineup after generating the set of channel lineups using the channel category.

6. The device of claim 1, where the set of channels include a set of channel types.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the in-home network comprises an access network provided by a customer premises equipment, and wherein the out-of-home network comprises at least one of:

a radio access network,

a public access network, or

an access network that is not associated with a customer premises.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive configuration information associated with a set of channels to be provided as part of an Internet protocol television (IPTV) service,

the configuration information identifying whether a user device that is associated with the IPTV service is eligible for the set of channels,

wherein whether the user device is eligible for the set of channels is based on whether the user device is connected to an in-home network or an out-of-home network;

receive information associated with a set of channel categories after receiving the configuration information associated with the set of channels,

a channel category, of the set of channel categories, including information associated with a subset of channels of the set of channels;

receive information associated with a set of channels lineups after receiving the information associated with the set of channel categories,

a channel lineup, of the set of channel lineups, including information associated with the set of channel categories;

receive information associated with the user device;

determine whether the user device is connected to the in-home network or the out-of-home network;

determine, based on whether the user device is connected to the in-home network or the out-of-home network, a probability of a user, associated with the user device, being interested in a particular channel of the set of channels;

generate, based on the information associated with the user device, the configuration information associated with the set of channels, and whether the user device is connected to the in-home network or the out-of-home network, a custom channel lineup using the information associated with the set of channel lineups,

wherein the custom channel lineup selectively includes the particular channel based on whether the probability satisfies a threshold; and

provide, to the user device, information associated with the custom channel lineup to permit the user device to provide, for display, the information associated with the custom channel lineup.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive information that identifies a device type of the user device; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to generate the custom channel lineup, cause the one or more processors to;

generate the custom channel lineup based on the device type of the user device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive information that identifies a geolocation of the user device; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to generate the custom channel lineup, cause the one or more processors to;

generate the custom channel lineup based on the information that identifies the geolocation of the user device.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive information associated with another user device that is associated with another IPTV service,

the other IPTV service being different than the IPTV service; and

generate another custom channel lineup, using information associated with the set of channel lineups, based on the information associated with the other user device that is associated with the other IPTV service.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive information that configures a channel, of the set of channels, to be used in association with a set of IPTV services,

the set of IPTV services including the IPTV service.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the set of channels include:

a linear channel; and

a video on demand channel.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the in-home network comprises an access network provided by a customer premises equipment, and wherein the out-of-home network comprises at least one of:

a radio access network,

a public access network, or

an access network that is not associated with a customer premises.

15. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a device, configuration information associated with a set of channels,

the set of channels being associated with an Internet protocol television (IPTV) service,

the configuration information identifying whether a user device that is associated with the IPTV service is eligible for the set of channels,

wherein whether the user device is eligible for the set of channels is based on whether the user device is connected to an in-home network or an out-of-home network;

receiving, by the device, information associated with a set of channel categories after receiving the configuration information associated with the set of channels;

receiving, by the device, information associated with a set of channel lineups after receiving the information associated with the set of channel categories;

receiving, by the device, information associated with the user device;

determining, by the device, whether the user device is connected to the in-home network or the out-of-home network;

determining, based on whether the user device is connected to the in-home network or the out-of-home network, a probability of a user, associated with the user device, being interested in a particular channel of the set of channels;

generating, by the device, a custom channel lineup using the information associated with the set of channel lineups and based on the information associated with the user device, the configuration information associated with the set of channels, and whether the user device is connected to the in-home network or the out-of-home network,

wherein the custom channel lineup selectively includes the particular channel based on whether the probability satisfies a threshold; and

providing, by the device and to the user device, the custom channel lineup after generating the custom channel lineup to permit the user device to provide, for display, information associated with the custom channel lineup.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving information that identifies a device type of the user device; and

where generating the custom channel lineup comprises;

generating the custom channel lineup based on the information that identifies the device type of the user device.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving information that identifies a first service area identifier associated with the user device,

a channel lineup, of the set of channel lineups, including a first set of channels that are associated with the first service area identifier, and

the channel lineup including a second set of channels that are associated with a second service area identifier that is different than the first service area identifier; and

where generating the custom channel lineup comprises;

generating the custom channel lineup using the first service area identifier,

the custom channel lineup including the first set of channels.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining subscription information associated with the user device; and

where generating the custom channel lineup comprises;

generating the custom channel lineup based on the subscription information.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining content restriction information associated with the user device; and

where generating the custom channel lineup comprises;

generating the custom channel lineup based on the content restriction information.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the in-home network comprises an access network provided by a customer premises equipment, and wherein the out-of-home network comprises at least one of:

a radio access network,

a public access network, or

an access network that is not associated with a customer premises.