Method and system for controlling media conveyance by a device to a user based on current location of the device
First Claim
1. A method for execution by a customer premises receiver, comprising:
- the customer premises receiver receiving a received signal that carries an original media stream;
the customer premises receiver determining a current location of the customer premises receiver;
the customer premises receiver obtaining an identifier of an authorized geographic region associated with the customer premises receiver;
the customer premises receiver determining whether said current location is contained within said authorized geographic region associated with the customer premises receiver;
if said current location is determined to be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver outputting the original media stream for conveyance to a user;
if said current location is determined to not be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver outputting a second media stream that is sufficiently corrupted relative to the original media stream as to degrade the user'"'"'s viewing experience while being demonstrative of non-malfunctioning of the customer premises receiver;
wherein to degrade the user'"'"'s viewing experience while being demonstrative of non-malfunctioning of the customer premises receiver, the second media stream conveys the original media stream accompanied by an artifact that reduces a perceived quality of the original media stream, and the method further comprises;
prior to outputting the original media stream if said current location is determined to be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver removing at least one analog artifact from the received signal and processing the received signal with the at least one analog artifact removed to obtain the original media stream; and
prior to outputting the second media stream if said current location is determined to not be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver processing the received signal without removing the at least one analog artifact to obtain the second media stream.
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Abstract
A method for execution by a customer premises receiver, comprising: receiving a signal that carries an original media stream; determining a location of the receiver; obtaining an identifier of an authorized region for the receiver; determining whether said location is contained within said authorized region; if said location is determined to be contained within said authorized region, outputting the original media stream for conveyance to a user; if said location is determined to not be contained within said authorized region, outputting a second media stream that is sufficiently corrupted relative to the original media stream as to degrade the user'"'"'s viewing experience while being demonstrative of non-malfunctioning of the receiver. Also, a method, comprising a service provider releasing towards a plurality of customer premises receivers information regarding a respective geographic region within which each receiver is authorized to operate, wherein different geographic regions define coverage areas of different sizes.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for execution by a customer premises receiver, comprising:
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the customer premises receiver receiving a received signal that carries an original media stream; the customer premises receiver determining a current location of the customer premises receiver; the customer premises receiver obtaining an identifier of an authorized geographic region associated with the customer premises receiver; the customer premises receiver determining whether said current location is contained within said authorized geographic region associated with the customer premises receiver; if said current location is determined to be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver outputting the original media stream for conveyance to a user; if said current location is determined to not be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver outputting a second media stream that is sufficiently corrupted relative to the original media stream as to degrade the user'"'"'s viewing experience while being demonstrative of non-malfunctioning of the customer premises receiver; wherein to degrade the user'"'"'s viewing experience while being demonstrative of non-malfunctioning of the customer premises receiver, the second media stream conveys the original media stream accompanied by an artifact that reduces a perceived quality of the original media stream, and the method further comprises; prior to outputting the original media stream if said current location is determined to be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver removing at least one analog artifact from the received signal and processing the received signal with the at least one analog artifact removed to obtain the original media stream; and prior to outputting the second media stream if said current location is determined to not be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver processing the received signal without removing the at least one analog artifact to obtain the second media stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25)
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20. A customer premises receiver, comprising:
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an input configured to receive a received signal carrying an original media stream; a location determining entity configured to determine a current location of the customer premises receiver; a location comparing entity operatively coupled to the location determining entity and configured to obtain an indication of an authorized geographic region associated with the customer premises receiver and to determine whether said current location is contained within said authorized geographic region associated with the customer premises receiver; an output configured to (i) output the original media stream for conveyance to a user, if said current location is determined to be contained within said authorized geographic region and (ii) output a second media stream that is sufficiently corrupted relative to the original media stream as to degrade the user'"'"'s viewing experience while being demonstrative of non-malfunctioning of the customer premises receiver, if said current location is determined to not be contained within said authorized geographic region; wherein to degrade the user'"'"'s viewing experience while being demonstrative of non-malfunctioning of the customer premises receiver, the second media stream conveys the original media stream accompanied by an artifact that reduces a perceived quality of the original media stream, the customer premises receiver is further configured to; prior to outputting the original media stream if said current location is determined to be contained within said authorized geographic region, remove at least one analog artifact from the received signal and process the received signal with the at least one analog artifact removed to obtain the original media stream; and prior to outputting the second media stream if said current location is determined to not be contained within said authorized geographic region, process the received signal without removing the at least one analog artifact to obtain the second media stream. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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21. A method for execution by a customer premises receiver, comprising:
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the customer premises receiver receiving a received signal that carries an original media stream; the customer premises receiver determining a current location of the customer premises receiver; the customer premises receiver obtaining an identifier of an authorized geographic region associated with the customer premises receiver; the customer premises receiver determining whether said current location is contained within said authorized geographic region associated with the customer premises receiver; if said current location is determined to be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver outputting the original media stream for conveyance to a user; if said current location is determined to not be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver outputting a second media stream that is sufficiently corrupted relative to the original media stream as to degrade the user'"'"'s viewing experience while being demonstrative of non-malfunctioning of the customer premises receiver; wherein to degrade the user'"'"'s viewing experience while being demonstrative of non-malfunctioning of the customer premises receiver, the second media stream conveys information warning the user that the customer premises receiver is not located in the authorized geographic region, and the method further comprises; prior to outputting the original media stream if said current location is determined to be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver removing at least one analog artifact from the received signal and processing the received signal with the at least one analog artifact removed to obtain the original media stream; and prior to outputting the second media stream if said current location is determined to not be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver processing the received signal without removing the at least one analog artifact to obtain the second media stream.
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22. A method for execution by a customer premises receiver, comprising:
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the customer premises receiver receiving a received signal that carries an original media stream; the customer premises receiver determining a current location of the customer premises receiver; the customer premises receiver obtaining an identifier of an authorized geographic region associated with the customer premises receiver; the customer premises receiver determining whether said current location is contained within said authorized geographic region associated with the customer premises receiver; if said current location is determined to be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver outputting the original media stream for conveyance to a user; if said current location is determined to not be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver outputting a second media stream in which the original media stream has been replaced with a message for the user, and the method further comprises; prior to outputting the original media stream if said current location is determined to be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver removing at least one analog artifact from the received signal and processing the received signal with the at least one analog artifact removed to obtain the original media stream; and prior to outputting the second media stream if said current location is determined to not be contained within said authorized geographic region, the customer premises receiver processing the received signal without removing the at least one analog artifact to obtain the second media stream.
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