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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING RIGHTS TO BROADBAND CONTENT

  • US 20120041829A1
  • Filed: 08/13/2010
  • Published: 02/16/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing rights to broadband content, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by a server comprising one or more computers, a request for broadband content, the request comprising a client identifier associated with a customer device from which the request is received and a content identifier associated with the requested broadband content;

    identifying, by the server based upon the client identifier, a billing account associated with the customer device;

    identifying, by the server, a plurality of users associated with the billing account;

    determining, by the server, a set of access rights comprising respective rights for each of the plurality of users based at least in part upon collecting access rights information from one or more external rights locker devices associated with one or more content providers; and

    determining, by the server based upon an analysis of the set of access rights, whether access to the broadband content is authorized.

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