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APPARATUS SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURELY SHARING CONTENT WITH A PLURALITY OF RECEIVING DEVICES

  • US 20100333131A1
  • Filed: 06/30/2009
  • Published: 12/30/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system to facilitate secure content sharing between a plurality of set-top boxes, comprising:

  • a satellite communication system;

    a plurality of set-top boxes communicatively coupled to the satellite communication system, each set-top box of the plurality of set-top boxes being located at a distinct respective customer premises; and

    a distribution server communicatively coupled to the satellite communication system, the distribution server configured to provide access control information via the satellite communication system to a first set-top box of the plurality of set-top boxes and to at least a second set-top box, the access control information enabling the first set-top box to share content of the first set-top box with the second set-top box,wherein the first set-top box is configured to receive via the satellite communication system from the distribution server the access control information, to share content of the first set-top box for use by the second set-top box, and to restrict access to the shared content based at least in part on the access control information received by the first set-top box, such that the second set-top box has access to the shared content and other set-top boxes of the plurality of set-top boxes do not have access to the shared content; and

    wherein the second set-top box is configured to receive via the satellite communication system from the distribution server the access control information, and to access the shared content of the first set-top box based at least in part on the access control information received by the second set-top box.

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