INDIRECT CONTROL OF CONTENT CONSUMPTION IN AN APPLIANCE
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, data indicative of a plurality of assets available for consumption of content, the plurality of assets comprising at least one content asset and at least one management asset; and
transmitting, by the computing device, a first message conveying a command for consuming a content asset of the plurality of assets via an appliance.
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to control of consumption of content in an appliance. The content can include linear programming and non-linear assets. Such control can permit (i) changing a channel in the appliance (e.g., a CPE without upstream functionality) and thus selecting a linear-programming asset, a non-linear asset, and so forth, and (ii) controlling consumption of such assets. In one aspect, a device with upstream network connectivity can control the consumption of media in the appliance. The device can leverage data management and control functionality of a service provider network to acquire information related to assets available for consumption and to transmit asset requests to the service provider network, which can transmit content and signaling to the appliance in accordance at least in part with the asset request, thus controlling media consumption in the appliance.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, data indicative of a plurality of assets available for consumption of content, the plurality of assets comprising at least one content asset and at least one management asset; and transmitting, by the computing device, a first message conveying a command for consuming a content asset of the plurality of assets via an appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device, comprising:
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a memory comprising computer-executable instructions; and a processor functionally coupled to the memory and configured, by a first portion of the computer executable instructions, to receive data indicative of a plurality of assets for consumption of content, the plurality of assets comprising at least one of a content asset and a management asset; and to deliver a first message to a network component functionally coupled to an appliance, the first message conveying a command for consuming a content asset of the plurality of assets via the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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an interface component configured to receive at least one first message directed to an appliance, each message of the at least one first message conveying a command for consuming content via the appliance; an assessment component configured to determine a first amount of network resources available for delivery of a first message of the at least one first message; and a generation component configured to supply the first message based at least on the first amount of network resources. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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