System and method of restricting access to video content
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1. A method of restricting access to video content, the method comprising:
- sending a request for video content to a set-top box device from a remote user device via a video distribution network, the request causing recording of the video content in response to the video content being unrestricted at a location of the set-top box device while the video content is restricted at a location of the remote user device when the request is sent;
analyzing, at the remote user device, data of video content received at the remote user device in response to the request to determine whether the video content is subject to a location restriction;
receiving location data at the remote user device when the video content is subject to the location restriction, the location data indicating a location estimate of the remote user device; and
sending a restriction notice to a display device of the remote user device when analysis of the location estimate indicates that the remote user device is within a region where the video content is location restricted.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a system and method of restricting access to video content. In a particular embodiment, the method includes sending a request for video content to a set-top box device from a remote user device via a video distribution network. The method also includes receiving location data at the remote user device via the video distribution network, the location data indicating a location of the remote user device. The method also includes indicating at the remote user device that the video content is inaccessible, when access to the video content is restricted within a region that includes the location.
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1. A method of restricting access to video content, the method comprising:
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sending a request for video content to a set-top box device from a remote user device via a video distribution network, the request causing recording of the video content in response to the video content being unrestricted at a location of the set-top box device while the video content is restricted at a location of the remote user device when the request is sent; analyzing, at the remote user device, data of video content received at the remote user device in response to the request to determine whether the video content is subject to a location restriction; receiving location data at the remote user device when the video content is subject to the location restriction, the location data indicating a location estimate of the remote user device; and sending a restriction notice to a display device of the remote user device when analysis of the location estimate indicates that the remote user device is within a region where the video content is location restricted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of restricting access to video content, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for video content at a set-top box device from a remote user device via a private access network of an internet protocol television system; receiving location data at the set-top box device via the private access network, the location data indicating a location of the remote user device; determining at the set-top box device whether access to the video content is restricted at the location of the remote user device when the request is received; and initiating recording of the video content using the set-top box device when the video content is unrestricted at the location of the set-top box device while the video content is restricted at the location of the remote user device when the request is received. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A set-top box device, comprising:
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a processor; a memory device accessible to the processor, wherein the memory device includes instructions executable by the processor to; receive a request for video content from a remote user device via a private access network of an internet protocol television system, determine whether access to the video content is subject to a location restriction; receive an estimated location of the remote user device when access to the video content is subject to the location restriction, determine whether access to the video content is restricted for the remote user device when the request is received based on the estimated location; and initiate recording of the video content when the video content is unrestricted at a location of the set-top box device while the video content is restricted for the remote user device when the request is received; and a re-director to re-direct the requested video content to the remote user device via the private access network when access to the video content is not restricted for the remote user device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A tangible computer-readable storage device storing instructions executable by a processor to:
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send a request for video content to a set-top box from a remote user device, the request causing recording of the video content in response to the video content being unrestricted at a location of the set-top box while the video content is restricted at a location of the remote user device when the request is sent; receive the video content; analyze data of the video content received in response to the request to determine whether the video content is subject to a location restriction; receive a location estimate for the processor when the video content is subject to the location restriction; and send a restriction notice to a display device when analysis of the location estimate indicates that the processor is within a region where the video content is location restricted. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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