System and method of providing media content
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1. A method of providing media content access, the method comprising:
- providing a list of available media content from a set-top box device to a display device;
receiving a selection related to the list of available media content;
sending data related to the selection to a content management system;
receiving selected media content from a content source based on the selection;
receiving an access rule related to the selected media content from an access rule source;
identifying a restriction of the access rule that limits access to the selected media content to a first portion of the selected media content that is less than an entirety of the selected media content;
altering the selected media content at the set-top box device based on the access rule, wherein the altered selected media content includes the first portion of the selected media content without disruption and wherein the altered selected media content does not include a second portion of the selected media content without disruption;
sending the first portion of the selected media content from the set-top box device to the display device; and
restricting viewing of the first portion of the selected media content to a pre-determined number of viewings based on the access rule.
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Abstract
A method of providing media content access is disclosed that includes providing a list of available media content to a display device and receiving a selection related to the list of available media content. The method further includes sending data related to the selection to a content source and to an access rule source and receiving media content from the content source based on the selection and an access rule related to the media content from the access rule source. The method also includes applying the access rule to the selected media content, where the access rule defines a restriction to limit access to the media content.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of providing media content access, the method comprising:
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providing a list of available media content from a set-top box device to a display device; receiving a selection related to the list of available media content; sending data related to the selection to a content management system; receiving selected media content from a content source based on the selection; receiving an access rule related to the selected media content from an access rule source; identifying a restriction of the access rule that limits access to the selected media content to a first portion of the selected media content that is less than an entirety of the selected media content; altering the selected media content at the set-top box device based on the access rule, wherein the altered selected media content includes the first portion of the selected media content without disruption and wherein the altered selected media content does not include a second portion of the selected media content without disruption; sending the first portion of the selected media content from the set-top box device to the display device; and restricting viewing of the first portion of the selected media content to a pre-determined number of viewings based on the access rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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5. A set-top box device, comprising:
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a network interface to receive selected media content from a content source and to receive an associated access rule from an access rule source; a processor and a memory accessible to the processor, wherein the memory comprises a media content access module executable by the processor to; identify a restriction of the associated access rule that limits access to the selected media content to a first portion of the selected media content that is less than an entirety of the selected media content; and alter the selected media content based on the access rule, wherein the altered selected media content includes the first portion of the selected media content without disruption and wherein the altered selected media content does not include a second portion of the selected media content without disruption; and a display interface to provide the altered selected media content to a display device based on the associated access rule, wherein the associated access rule limits a length of the first portion of the selected media content to a particular amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 18, 19, 20)
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8. A non-transitory processor-readable medium having instructions to cause a processor to execute a method of providing media content access, the method comprising:
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providing a list of available media content to a display device; receiving a selection from the list of available media content; sending data related to the selection to a content source and to an access rule source; receiving selected media content from the content source based on the selection; receiving an access rule related to the selected media content from the access rule source; identifying a restriction of the access rule that limits access to the selected media content to a first portion of the selected media content that is less than an entirety of the selected media content; altering the selected media content based on the access rule, wherein the altered selected media content includes the first portion of the selected media content without disruption and wherein the altered selected media content does not include a second portion of the selected media content without disruption; and sending the first portion of the selected media content to the display device, wherein the access rule permits viewing of the first portion of the selected media content only during a pre-defined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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