Systems and methods for communicating and enforcing viewing and recording limits for media-on-demand
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1. A method for providing on-demand media, comprising:
- receiving a selection of a media event to be delivered on user demand to a user via a delivery stream;
generating for display a plurality of viewing rights that includes a streaming time limit, wherein the streaming time limit specifies a maximum amount of time using bandwidth to stream the media event is permitted and the streaming time limit exceeds a time duration of the media event; and
streaming the media event via the delivery stream in response to determining that a total accumulated time of using bandwidth to stream the media event does not exceed the streaming time limit.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for communicating and enforcing viewing and recording limits for media-on-demand are provided. The system may provide a guidance application that allows users to select on-demand media offerings. The delivery of the on-demand media offerings may be managed based on the length of program, the bandwidth required, the available bandwidth, the time of delivery, pricing and other factors. The system may manage the delivery of on-demand offerings by assigning a number of different types of viewing rights to a user when an on-demand offering is selected. The system may warn a user of insufficient rights and enforce selected viewing rights.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing on-demand media, comprising:
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receiving a selection of a media event to be delivered on user demand to a user via a delivery stream; generating for display a plurality of viewing rights that includes a streaming time limit, wherein the streaming time limit specifies a maximum amount of time using bandwidth to stream the media event is permitted and the streaming time limit exceeds a time duration of the media event; and streaming the media event via the delivery stream in response to determining that a total accumulated time of using bandwidth to stream the media event does not exceed the streaming time limit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for providing on-demand media, the system comprising a user equipment configured to:
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receive a selection of a media event to be delivered on user demand to a user via a delivery stream; and generate for display a plurality of viewing rights that includes a streaming time limit, wherein the streaming time limit specifies a maximum amount of time using bandwidth to stream the media event is permitted and the streaming time limit exceeds a time duration of the media event; and stream the media event via the delivery stream in response to determining that a total accumulated time of using bandwidth to stream the media event does not exceed the streaming time limit. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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