System and method of content streaming and downloading

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11997365-B2
Application number	US-201615008438-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2016
Priority date	Jan 27, 2015
Publication date	May 28, 2024
Grant date	May 28, 2024

Abstract

Systems, methods, architectures, mechanisms or apparatus for streaming content toward client devices, comprising a content delivery system configured to automatically ingest content asset packages and publish identifying data associated with content assets encrypted and stored therein at a content delivery network (CDN), a virtualized Digital Rights Management (DRM) platform configured to provide content encryption keys to the content delivery system and to authorized client devices, and a virtualized services platform configured to interact with client devices to authenticate client devices, receive client device content requests, and cause the CDN to transmit requested content to an authorized client device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system including provider equipment operatively coupled to client devices for propagating content toward authorized client devices, comprising:
a computer implemented services platform configured to receive client device data, to authenticate client devices, to receive client device content requests, and to cause a content delivery network CDN to transmit requested content to an authorized client device;
wherein the services platform is configured to determine that an authenticated client device registered to a first subscriber account is located at a subscriber location associated with a second subscriber account and, without additional client device input, to reregister the authenticated client device to the second subscriber account such that the authenticated client device may be provided with respective second subscriber account authorized services at the subscriber location associated with the second subscriber.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the services platform is configured to reregister the client device to the second subscriber account if such reregistration is enabled at the client device and by the second subscriber account.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the services platform cooperates with a session manager to receive thereby subscriber device communications, and each client device is configured to detect its respective location and propagate the location information toward the session manager.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the session manager is configured to provide, without additional client device input, client device session authorization information pertaining to the respective subscriber account authorized services.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the session manager is configured to terminate a service being provided to a first registered client device at a customer location and continue providing the service to a second registered client device at the customer location.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the session manager is configured to terminate the service at the first registered client device and continue the service at the second registered client device in response to a command received from the second registered client device.

7. The system of claim 4 , wherein the session manager is configured to provide the service to the second registered client device in accordance with the capabilities of the second registered client device.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the service comprises one of a streaming video service and a video download service.

9. A method of providing content to authorized client devices, comprising:
at a computer implemented services platform configured to receive client device data, determining that an authenticated client device registered to a first subscriber account is located at a subscriber location associated with a second subscriber account and, without receiving additional client device input, reregistering the authenticated client device to the second subscriber account such that the authenticated client device may be provided with respective subscriber account authorized services at the subscriber location associated with the second subscriber.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
at the computer implemented services platform, reregistering the client device to the second subscriber account if such reregistration is enabled at the client device and by the second subscriber account.

11. A method for providing content to authorized client devices, comprising:
at a computer implemented services platform configured to receive client device data,
determining that an authenticated client device registered to a first subscriber account is located at a subscriber location associated with a second subscriber account and, without receiving additional client device input, reregistering the authenticated client device to the second subscriber account such that the authenticated client device may be provided with respective subscriber account authorized services at the subscriber location associated with the second subscriber; and
wherein the session manager is configured to terminate a service being provided to a first registered client device at a customer location and continue providing the service to a second registered client device at the customer location.

12. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for causing a processor to implement a method of providing content to authorized client devices, comprising:
at a computer implemented services platform configured to receive client device data, determining that an authenticated client device registered to a first subscriber account is located at a subscriber location associated with a second subscriber account and, without receiving additional client device input, reregistering the authenticated client device to the second subscriber account such that the authenticated client device may be provided with respective subscriber account authorized services at the subscriber location associated with the second subscriber.

Assignees

• Charter Communications Operating Llc

Inventors

• Graham Daniel
• Martel Rob
• Mitchell Angela
• Haefling Christine
• Brown Peter
• Digeronimo Richard J

Classifications

• H04N21/6334 Primary

  for authorisation, e.g. by transmitting a key {(wireless communications network key management H04W12/04; wireless communications network access security H04W12/08)} · CPC title

• H04L63/00

  Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00; network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00; security arrangements for protecting computers or computer systems against unauthorised activity G06F21/00) · CPC title

• H04N21/2541

  Rights Management (protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08) · CPC title

• H04N21/26613

  for generating or managing keys in general (key distribution for secret or secure communication involving central third party, e.g. key distribution center [KDC] or trusted third party [TTP] H04L9/083; network support of key management H04L63/06; key management for network security in communication control or processing H04W12/04) · CPC title

• H04L9/0819

  Key transport or distribution, i.e. key establishment techniques where one party creates or otherwise obtains a secret value, and securely transfers it to the other(s) (network architectures or network communication protocols for key distribution in a packet data network H04L63/062) · CPC title