CONTROLLED ACCESS TO MEDIA CONTENT
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1. A method of providing selective access to media content, comprising:
- for at least one user, receiving an access certificate that authorizes the user to access the media content based on the user'"'"'s presence in a particular zone at a particular time;
determining whether the user is authorized to access the media content; and
providing to the user access to the media content when the user is authorized to access the media content.
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Abstract
A method (300, 400) of providing selective access to media content (224). The method can include, for at least one user, receiving an access certificate (114) that authorizes the user to access the media content based on the user'"'"'s presence in a particular zone (110) at a particular time. Further, a determination can be made whether the user is authorized to access the media content. The user can be provided access to the media content when the user is authorized to access the media content. The user can be declined access to the media content when the user is not authorized to access the media content.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing selective access to media content, comprising:
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for at least one user, receiving an access certificate that authorizes the user to access the media content based on the user'"'"'s presence in a particular zone at a particular time; determining whether the user is authorized to access the media content; and providing to the user access to the media content when the user is authorized to access the media content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing selective access to media content, comprising:
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identifying at least one communication device within a particular zone; and communicating an access certificate to the communication device, the access certificate indicating the particular zone and providing an authorization to access the media content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for providing selective access to media content, said method steps comprising:
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for at least a user, receiving an access certificate that authorizes the user to access the media content based on the user'"'"'s presence in a particular zone at a particular time; determining whether the user is authorized to access the media content; and providing to the user access to the media content when the user is authorized to access the media content. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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