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SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAPPING CUSTOMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT IN A VOD SYSTEM OF A CABLE SERVICE PROVIDER

  • US 20110191811A1
  • Filed: 10/06/2010
  • Published: 08/04/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of enabling a television viewer to utilize an Internet device to request a Video-On-Demand (VOD) server to stream a selected video to a customer premises equipment, the method comprising the steps of:

  • establishing an Internet Protocol (IP) connection between the Internet device and an application executing at a web site, the application being in communication with the VOD server to obtain a listing of available videos, wherein the step of establishing the IP connection includes providing an Internet device identifier to the application;

    providing the Internet device with access to the listing of available videos through the IP connection;

    receiving at the application from the Internet device, an indication of the selected video;

    accessing by the application, an equipment-mapping table associating the Internet device identifier with an identifier of the customer premise equipment; and

    sending a request for the selected video from the application to the VOD server, the request including the identifier of the customer premise equipment.

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