GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS FOR BLACKOUTS
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving blackout event data including;
a plurality of location codes representing geographic areas affected by a blackout event;
a plurality of blackout messages; and
determining whether a user is subject to the blackout event;
selecting a blackout message from the plurality of blackout messages based on a user location code;
associating at least some of the user location codes with a corresponding blackout message;
selecting the blackout message corresponding to the user location code; and
providing the selected blackout message to the user.
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Abstract
Blackout messages are provided that are specific to geographic areas. Blackout event data is received that includes location codes representing geographic areas affected by a blackout event. A determination is made whether a user is subject to the blackout event. If the user is subject to the blackout event, one or more blackout messages are selected and for presentation to the user. Selection of the blackout messages is based on a user location code for the user.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving blackout event data including; a plurality of location codes representing geographic areas affected by a blackout event; a plurality of blackout messages; and determining whether a user is subject to the blackout event; selecting a blackout message from the plurality of blackout messages based on a user location code; associating at least some of the user location codes with a corresponding blackout message; selecting the blackout message corresponding to the user location code; and providing the selected blackout message to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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service delivery resources operable to receive data representing a geographic area within which to enforce a blackout event; acquisition resources operable to receive multimedia content; a conditional access module operable to determine, according to a user location code, whether a user account is based within the geographic area; and a message server operable for; responsive to determining that the user account is based within the geographic area, selecting an indication of the blackout event from a plurality of blackout events based on the user location code; and providing the indication of the blackout event to a customer premises equipment device associated with the user account. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible computer readable medium embedded with computer executable instructions including instructions for:
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receiving data representing a blackout event, wherein the blackout event data includes data representing a geographic area affected by the blackout event; determining whether a customer premises equipment device associated with a user account is located within the geographic area based on a user location code associated with the user account; if the user account is located within the geographic area, selecting an indication of the blackout event based on the user location code; and providing the selected indication to the customer premises equipment device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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