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Methods and apparatus to distribute media delivery to mobile devices

  • US 9,602,512 B2
  • Filed: 05/08/2006
  • Issued: 03/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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