Method and system for ordering video content from a mobile device

• US 8,701,146 B2
• Filed: 09/18/2013
• Issued: 04/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DIRECTV, LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jeffs, Alistair E.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHUNG, JASON
• Application Number:
  US14/030,188
• Publication Number:
  US 20140020030A1
• Time in Patent Office: 209 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 725/88
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26613 for generating or managing keys in general key distribution for secret or secure communication involving central third party, e.g. key distribution center [KDC] or trusted third party [TTP] H04L9/083; network support of key management H04L63/06; key management for network security in communication control or processing H04W12/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47211 for requesting pay-per-view content payment schemes payment architectures or payment protocols G06Q20/00, G07F
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17327 with deferred transmission or handling of upstream communications

Abstract

A method and system for ordering content includes a mobile device having an ordering interactive interface having available content including linear content and on-demand content. The interactive interface receives a content selection corresponding to the on-demand content from the interactive interface and communicates the selection to a content processing system. The content processing system communicates a control word to the user device. A user device receives the on-demand content corresponding to the selection in response to the control word.

Claims

1. A method of ordering content using a mobile device comprising:

accessing, from the mobile device, an ordering interactive interface having available content;

selecting a content selection corresponding to the available content from the ordering interactive interface;

communicating the content selection corresponding to the available content to a content processing system;

generating an unencrypted control word comprising instructions for locating the available content at a content delivery device located remotely from a user device;

communicating the unencrypted control word based on the content selection from the content processing system to the user device disposed remotely from the mobile device;

after communicating the unencrypted control word, storing in the user device, the available content from the content delivery device corresponding to the content selection in response to the instructions for locating the available content contained in the unencrypted control word.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising in response to communicating the unencrypted control word, sending an email indicating the unencrypted control word was sent to the user device.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein accessing the ordering interactive interface comprises entering a customer identifier and password.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein selecting the content selection comprises selecting the content selection from a menu.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein selecting the content selection comprises selecting the content from a search result.

6. The method as recited in claim 5 wherein prior to selecting the content from the search result, performing a title search and generating the search result from the title search.

7. The method as recited in claim 5 wherein prior to selecting the available content from the search result, performing a channel name search and generating the search result from the channel name search.

8. The method as recited in claim 5 wherein prior to selecting the available content from a search result, performing a channel number search and generating the search result from the channel number search.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the unencrypted control word comprises communicating the unencrypted control word through a satellite.

10. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the unencrypted control word comprises communicating the unencrypted control word through a broadband communication system.

11. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the unencrypted control word comprises communicating the unencrypted control word through a terrestrial system.

12. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising receiving the available content through a satellite.

13. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising receiving the available content through a broadband communication system.

14. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising receiving the available content through a terrestrial system.

15. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the unencrypted control word comprises communicating the unencrypted control word through a satellite and wherein receiving the available content comprises receiving the content through a satellite.

16. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the unencrypted control word comprises communicating the unencrypted control word through a satellite and wherein receiving the available content comprises receiving the content through a broadband communication system.

17. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the user device comprises a satellite television set top box.

18. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein generating the unencrypted control word comprises generating the unencrypted control word comprising instructions for locating content at a satellite transponder.

19. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein generating the unencrypted control word comprises generating the unencrypted control word comprising instructions for locating available content at a content delivery device.

20. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein accessing the ordering interactive interface having available content comprises accessing the ordering interactive interface having broadened content.

21. A system comprising:

a mobile device having an ordering interactive interface having available content, said mobile device forming a content selection corresponding to the available content from the ordering interactive interface and communicating the content selection to a content processing system;

said content processing system generating an unencrypted control word comprising instructions for locating the available content at a content delivery device located remotely from a user device and communicating the unencrypted control word to the user device; and

the user device receiving the unencrypted control word to enable storing the available content from the content delivery device corresponding to the content selection in response to the instructions contained in the unencrypted control word and storing the available content in a storage device of the user device.

22. The system as recited in claim 21 further comprising a satellite in communication with the content processing system communicating the unencrypted control word therethrough.

23. The system as recited in claim 21 further comprising a broadband communication system communication with the content processing system communicating the unencrypted control word therethrough.

24. The system as recited in claim 21 wherein the content processing system comprises a content repository storing available content therein, and a content delivery network delivering available content to the user device.

25. The system as recited in claim 24 further comprising a broadband communication system in communication with the content delivery network that communicates the available content therethrough.

26. The system as recited in claim 24 wherein the content delivery network comprises a satellite transponder and wherein the instructions locate the satellite transponder.

27. The system as recited in claim 21 wherein the available content comprises broadened content.