System for regulating access to and distributing content in a network
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1. A method for providing protected media access, comprising:
- producing, by a controller node that manages access to protected content, instructions for accessing the protected content;
transmitting, by the controller node, the produced instructions over the Internet for receipt by a plurality of client devices that are remote from the controller node;
receiving, by the controller node, requests for access to the protected content originating at specific client devices within the plurality of client devices, the requests transmitted in accordance with the produced instructions; and
selectively transmitting, by the controller node, the requested protected content to the specific client devices via the Internet.
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Abstract
There is provided a system for regulating access and managing distribution of content in a network, such as the Internet. The system includes communication gateways, installed at a subscriber site, internet control points, installed remotely, and various network elements installed throughout the network. The communication gateways and network elements operate in conjunction with the internet control points to restrict or allow access to specified Internet sites and to manage efficient distribution of content such as music, video, games, broadband data, real-time audio and voice applications, and software to subscribers.
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1. A method for providing protected media access, comprising:
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producing, by a controller node that manages access to protected content, instructions for accessing the protected content; transmitting, by the controller node, the produced instructions over the Internet for receipt by a plurality of client devices that are remote from the controller node; receiving, by the controller node, requests for access to the protected content originating at specific client devices within the plurality of client devices, the requests transmitted in accordance with the produced instructions; and selectively transmitting, by the controller node, the requested protected content to the specific client devices via the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing a plurality of client devices with remote access to protected content, the plurality of client devices comprising a first client device and a second client device, the protected content comprising first content and second content, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating, by a controller node that is remote with respect to the plurality of client devices, first instructions comprising; first information identifying the first content as permissible for access by the first client device; and second information enabling access to the first content by the first client device for output to a first user; generating, by the controller node, second instructions comprising; third information identifying the second content as permissible for access by the second client device; and fourth information enabling access to the second content by the second client device for output to a second user; transmitting, by the controller node, the first instructions over the Internet for receipt by the first client device and the second instructions over the Internet for receipt by the second client device; and responsive to receiving a request from the first client device that complies with the first instructions, transmitting, by the controller node, the first content over the Internet for receipt by the first client device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing a plurality of client devices with remote access to protected content, the plurality of client devices comprising a first client device and a second client device, the protected content comprising first content and second content, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating, by a controller node that is remote with respect to the plurality of client devices, first instructions comprising; first information identifying the first content as permissible for access by the first client device; and second information enabling an access to the first content by the first client device; transmitting, by the controller node, the first instructions over the Internet for receipt by the first client device; responsive to receiving a request from the first client device that complies with the first instructions, transmitting, by the controller node, the first content over the Internet for receipt by the first client device; and after receipt of the request at the controller node, transmitting, by the controller node, second instructions to the first client device, the second instructions comprising third information that enables another access to the first content, wherein the second information and the third information are different. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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