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Methods and apparatus to conditionally authorize content delivery at receivers in pay delivery systems

  • US 20070265970A1
  • Filed: 05/15/2006
  • Published: 11/15/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a receiver interface to receive a satellite broadcast signal from a broadcast system headend via a satellite communication path;

    a controller to, for a selected program, generate an authorization request and a content request; and

    a network interface to transmit the authorization request to the satellite broadcast system headend, to transmit the content request to a content delivery server, and to receive the program from the content delivery server via a terrestrial communication path.

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