Methods and apparatus to distribute media delivery to mobile devices
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1. A method to distribute media comprising:
- storing a first record associating a telephone number of a cellular communication device with a wired network termination unit;
transmitting media to the cellular communication device via a cellular communication path, the media transmitted in an encrypted format;
receiving a request for authorization to present the transmitted media from the cellular communication device via the cellular communication path; and
in response to the request for authorization;
determining the telephone number of the cellular communication device originating the request;
identifying a billing record associated with the wired network termination unit by comparing, using the first record, the telephone number to a plurality of billing records associated with respective ones of a plurality of wired network termination units, wherein the particular piece of media does not include the billing records, and the wired network termination unit is to communicatively couple a customer device to a service provider'"'"'s telecommunication system via a wired communication path;
determining that the identified billing record authorizes the wired network termination unit to receive the particular piece of media via the wired communication path; and
in response to determining that the identified billing record authorizes the wired network termination unit to receive the particular piece of media via the wired communication path, establishing a license authorizing the cellular communication device to decrypt and present the media.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to distribute media content are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a request for media content from a mobile device, determining an identity of at least one of the mobile device or a consumer using the mobile device, comparing the identity to subscription records associated with the distribution of media content to a geographically fixed consumer location; and based on the comparison, determining if the mobile device is authorized to receive the media content.
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1. A method to distribute media comprising:
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storing a first record associating a telephone number of a cellular communication device with a wired network termination unit; transmitting media to the cellular communication device via a cellular communication path, the media transmitted in an encrypted format; receiving a request for authorization to present the transmitted media from the cellular communication device via the cellular communication path; and in response to the request for authorization; determining the telephone number of the cellular communication device originating the request; identifying a billing record associated with the wired network termination unit by comparing, using the first record, the telephone number to a plurality of billing records associated with respective ones of a plurality of wired network termination units, wherein the particular piece of media does not include the billing records, and the wired network termination unit is to communicatively couple a customer device to a service provider'"'"'s telecommunication system via a wired communication path; determining that the identified billing record authorizes the wired network termination unit to receive the particular piece of media via the wired communication path; and in response to determining that the identified billing record authorizes the wired network termination unit to receive the particular piece of media via the wired communication path, establishing a license authorizing the cellular communication device to decrypt and present the media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a media interface to transmit media to a wired network termination unit via a wired communication path of a service provider'"'"'s network, and to transmit the media to a cellular communication device via a cellular communication path, the media transmitted in an encrypted format; a client interface to receive a request from the cellular communication device for authorization to present the transmitted media, the request received via the cellular communication path; a billing record database to store a first record associating a telephone number of the cellular communication device with the wired network termination unit; and a billing interface to, in response to the request for authorization; query the billing record database based on the telephone number of the cellular communication device to identify, using the first record, a billing record associated with the wired network termination unit; determine that the billing record authorizes the wired network termination unit to receive the media via the wired communication path; and in response to determining that the billing record authorizes the wired network termination unit to receive the media via the wired communication path, authorize the cellular communication device to decrypt and present the transmitted media, wherein at least one of the client interface, the media interface or the billing interface is implemented using hardware, and wherein the media does not include the billing record. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A tangible computer readable memory comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
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transmit media to the cellular communication device via a cellular communication path, the media transmitted in an encrypted format; receive a request for authorization to present the transmitted media from the cellular communication device via the cellular communication path, the cellular communication device not communicatively coupled to a wired network termination unit, the wired network termination unit to communicatively couple a customer device to a service provider'"'"'s telecommunication system via a wired communication path; and in response to the request for authorization; determine a telephone number of the cellular communication device originating the request; identify the wired network termination unit by comparing, using a first record associating the telephone number of the cellular communication device with the wired network termination unit, the telephone number to a plurality of billing records associated with respective ones of a plurality of wired network termination units, wherein the media does not include the billing records; make a determination of that an identified billing record authorizes the wired network termination unit to receive the media via the wired communication path; and in response to determining that the identified billing record authorizes the wired network termination unit to receive the media via the wired communication path, establish a license authorizing the cellular communication device to decrypt and present the media.
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