Method and system for providing on-demand and pay-per-view content through a hospitality system
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- communicating content from an external headend to a local headend, said local headend coupled to a plurality of receiving devices comprising a first receiving device through a local communication network;
storing the content in a video server of the local headend to form local content;
at the local headend, assigning local channels of the local communication network to communicate the local content;
at the local headend, generating local channel guide data for the local content stored at the video server in response to assigning;
communicating the local channel guide data to the first receiving device in communication with the local headend;
receiving a selection based on the local channel guide data from the first receiving device;
communicating selected local content corresponding to the selection to the first receiving device through one or more of the local channels;
storing a purchase record corresponding to the selection at the local headend;
associating the purchase record with the first receiving device within the local headend;
communicating a request for a callback from the local headend to the first receiving device;
in response to the request for the callback, communicating a callback signal from the first receiving device directly to the external headend, the callback signal comprising purchase data corresponding to the purchase record for the first receiving device; and
storing a billing record for the local headend at the external headend in response to receiving the callback signal, said billing record comprising the purchase data for the plurality of receiving devices.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing content to a receiving device from a local headend is set forth. The local headend communicates channel data for content stored at a video server to a receiving device, receives a selection of the channel data to form selected content from the receiving device and communicates content corresponding to the selection to the receiving device. The local headend stores a purchase record corresponding to the selection at the local headend, associates the purchase record with the receiving device within the local headend and communicates a request for a callback from the local headend to the receiving device. The receiving device communicates a callback signal from the receiving device to an external headend comprising purchase data corresponding to the purchase record.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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communicating content from an external headend to a local headend, said local headend coupled to a plurality of receiving devices comprising a first receiving device through a local communication network; storing the content in a video server of the local headend to form local content; at the local headend, assigning local channels of the local communication network to communicate the local content; at the local headend, generating local channel guide data for the local content stored at the video server in response to assigning; communicating the local channel guide data to the first receiving device in communication with the local headend; receiving a selection based on the local channel guide data from the first receiving device; communicating selected local content corresponding to the selection to the first receiving device through one or more of the local channels; storing a purchase record corresponding to the selection at the local headend; associating the purchase record with the first receiving device within the local headend; communicating a request for a callback from the local headend to the first receiving device; in response to the request for the callback, communicating a callback signal from the first receiving device directly to the external headend, the callback signal comprising purchase data corresponding to the purchase record for the first receiving device; and storing a billing record for the local headend at the external headend in response to receiving the callback signal, said billing record comprising the purchase data for the plurality of receiving devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a plurality of receiving devices comprising a first receiving device; and a local headend in communication with the receiving device through a local communication network having a video server therein in communication with the first receiving device and an external headend, the local headend configured to receive content from the external headend, assign local channels of the local communication network to communicate local content therethrough, store the content in the video server to form local content, generate and communicate local channel guide data for the local content stored at the video server to the first receiving device, receive a selection of the local channel guide data from the first receiving device and communicate selected local content corresponding to the selection stored in the video server to the first receiving device through one or more of the local channels; said local headend configured to store a purchase record corresponding to the selection, associate the purchase record with the receiving device and communicate a request for a callback to the first receiving device; said first receiving device configured to directly communicate a callback signal to the external headend in response to the request for the callback, the callback signal comprising purchase data corresponding to the purchase record; and said external headend located remotely from the local headend storing a billing record for the local headend in response to the callback signal, said billing record comprising the purchase data for a plurality of receiving devices. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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