Systems and Method of Controlling Access to Media Content
First Claim
1. A method of controlling access to media content, the method comprising:
- receiving a viewing request at a set-top box device at a user premises;
retrieving a permission policy stored at the set-top box device;
identifying a wireless device associated with the permission policy;
fulfilling the viewing request when the wireless device is present at the user premises and is within a first relative proximity to the set-top box device; and
not fulfilling the viewing request when the wireless device is present at the user premises and is within a second relative proximity to the set-top box device.
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Abstract
A system and method of controlling access to media content are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a viewing request at a set-top box device at a user premises. The method also includes retrieving a permission policy stored at the set-top box device and identifying a wireless device associated with the permission policy. Further, the method includes fulfilling the viewing request when the wireless device is present at the user premises and is within a first relative proximity to the set-top box device, and not fulfilling the viewing request when the wireless device is present at the user premises and is within a second relative proximity to the set-top box device.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of controlling access to media content, the method comprising:
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receiving a viewing request at a set-top box device at a user premises; retrieving a permission policy stored at the set-top box device; identifying a wireless device associated with the permission policy; fulfilling the viewing request when the wireless device is present at the user premises and is within a first relative proximity to the set-top box device; and not fulfilling the viewing request when the wireless device is present at the user premises and is within a second relative proximity to the set-top box device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A set-top box device, comprising:
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a first interface adapted to receive a viewing request; a second interface adapted to receive a signal from a wireless device at a premises associated with the set-top box device; and processing logic and memory accessible to the processing logic, wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processing logic to; retrieve a permission policy stored at the set-top box device; identify the wireless device, wherein the wireless device is associated with the permission policy; determine a relative proximity of the wireless device to the set-top box device based at least partially on the signal; fulfill the viewing request when the relative proximity is within a first relative proximity required by the permission policy; and not fulfill the viewing request when the relative proximity is not within the first relative proximity required by the permission policy. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless device, comprising:
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an interface adapted to send a signal to a set-top box device at a user premises, wherein the signal is usable by the set-top box device to determine a relative proximity of the wireless device to the set-top box device; wherein the set-top box device is adapted to fulfill a viewing request when the relative proximity is within a first relative proximity required by a permission policy and to not fulfill the viewing request when the relative proximity is not within the first relative proximity required by the permission policy. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium including processor-readable instructions that are executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving a viewing request at a set-top box device at a user premises; retrieving a permission policy stored at the set-top box device, wherein a plurality of wireless devices are associated with the permission policy; detecting a first wireless device associated with the permission policy and a second wireless device associated with the permission policy at the user premises; initially fulfilling or denying the viewing request based on a first permission set associated with the first wireless device; and when the viewing request is initially denied, ultimately fulfilling or denying the viewing request based on a second permission set associated with the second wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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