Third party media channel access in a media exchange network
First Claim
1. A method for providing media in a communication network, the method comprising:
- generating a request from a first location to receive media from a non-broadcast channel provider;
providing at least one of payment and authorization information to said non-broadcast channel provider; and
receiving said media from a storage location other than said non-broadcast channel provider.
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Abstract
Certain aspects of the invention may be found in a method and system for providing media in a communication network and may comprise generating a request from a first location to receive media from a non-broadcast channel provider. Payment and/or authorization information may be provided to the non-broadcast channel provider and the media transferred from a storage location other than the non-broadcast channel provider to the first location. A representation of the received media may be presented in a media guide and/or a channel guide at the first location and the received media may be consumed at the first location. The method may further comprise the step of requesting that the received media be transferred from the storage location to a second location. An identifier of the second location may be transferred to the non-broadcast channel provider so that media may be transferred to the second location.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for providing media in a communication network, the method comprising:
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generating a request from a first location to receive media from a non-broadcast channel provider;
providing at least one of payment and authorization information to said non-broadcast channel provider; and
receiving said media from a storage location other than said non-broadcast channel provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for providing media in a communication network, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:
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generating a request from a first location to receive media from a non-broadcast channel provider;
providing at least one of payment and authorization information to said non-broadcast channel provider; and
receiving said media from a storage location other than said non-broadcast channel provider. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for providing media in a communication network, the system comprising:
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at least one processor that generates a request from a first location to receive media from a non-broadcast channel provider;
said at least one processor provides at least one of payment and authorization information to said non-broadcast channel provider; and
said at least one processor receives said media from a storage location other than said non-broadcast channel provider. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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