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System and method of providing media content

  • US 10,326,747 B2
  • Filed: 09/19/2011
  • Issued: 06/18/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at a content management computer from a media device, data that indicates selected media content from a list of available media content;

    in response to receiving the data;

    identifying, by the content management computer, a particular content source of a plurality of content sources for the selected media content, wherein the particular content source is identified based on a network topology of an access network, and wherein the particular content source is identified further based on a network load of the access network; and

    identifying, by the content management computer an access rules source for the selected media content, wherein the access rules source is distinct from the particular content source;

    sending a first instruction, from the content management computer to the particular content source, to cause the particular content source to send the selected media content to the media device;

    sending a second instruction, from the content management computer to the access rules source, to cause the access rules source to send an access rule associated with the selected media content to the media device;

    after sending the second instruction, receiving, at the content management computer from a second media device, second data that indicates the selected media content; and

    in response to receiving the second data;

    identifying the media device as a second particular content source for the selected media content, wherein the media device is identified based on the network topology; and

    sending a third instruction, from the content management computer to the media device, to cause the media device to send the selected media content to the second media device, wherein the media device is distinct from the second media device and the particular content source.

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