Providing Content On Demand
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1. A method by at least one network node of providing content on demand, the method comprising:
- generating catalog content of video assets that includes delivery metadata associated with the video assets and that is published by a plurality of content providers, the delivery metadata including location information corresponding to a storage location of each of the video assets and billing data that is associated with each of the video assets and that is specific to a respective one of the plurality of content providers;
receiving a request made by a user to access one of the video assets; and
providing the user access to a requested video asset.
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Abstract
A method of providing content on demand is provided. Content corresponding to multiple video assets having multiple content owners is received. Content metadata definitions that are associated with the video assets is received. The content metadata definitions including billing data corresponding to an access fee for accessing ones of the video assets. The video assets are encrypted and the encrypted video assets are published. Metadata corresponding to each of the video assets is published. The metadata includes payment delivery data corresponding to the access fee for accessing respective ones of the video assets.
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20 Claims
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1. A method by at least one network node of providing content on demand, the method comprising:
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generating catalog content of video assets that includes delivery metadata associated with the video assets and that is published by a plurality of content providers, the delivery metadata including location information corresponding to a storage location of each of the video assets and billing data that is associated with each of the video assets and that is specific to a respective one of the plurality of content providers; receiving a request made by a user to access one of the video assets; and providing the user access to a requested video asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method by at least one network node of providing content on demand, the method comprising:
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receiving content corresponding to a plurality of video assets having a plurality of content owners; receiving content metadata definitions that are associated with the plurality of video assets, the content metadata definitions including billing data corresponding to an access fee for accessing ones of the plurality of video assets; encrypting the plurality of video assets and publishing the plurality of encrypted video assets; and publishing metadata corresponding to each of the plurality of video assets, the metadata including payment delivery data corresponding to the access fee for accessing respective ones of the plurality of video assets. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer implemented system for providing content on demand, the system comprising:
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a content management module that is operable to receive menu fetch locations corresponding to video assets published by content providers and content metadata that includes billing data corresponding to the video assets and to generate catalog data including the menu fetch locations and/or the content metadata; and an access management module that is operable to receive decryption data corresponding to the video assets and to determine content purchase data from the content metadata received by the content management module. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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