Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Content entitlement determinations for playback of video streams on portable devices
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Application No.: US12948476Application Date: 2010-11-17
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Publication No.: US09819987B2Publication Date: 2017-11-14
- Inventor: Sachinder Reddy , Enrique Ruiz-Velasco , Venkata Adimatyam
- Applicant: Sachinder Reddy , Enrique Ruiz-Velasco , Venkata Adimatyam
- Applicant Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Main IPC: H04N21/414
- IPC: H04N21/414 ; H04N21/258 ; H04N21/422 ; H04N21/6334

Abstract:
Video content is streamed to portable devices based on an entitlement determination that includes determining the location of the portable device. Channel listings available for the portable device may be filtered based on the determined entitlements. A device may determine an indication of a location of the portable device and determine entitlements defining which of the plurality of video content items are permitted to be viewed by the portable device, where the entitlements are determined based at least on the indication of the location of the portable device. The device may further transmit, to the portable device, a listing of the plurality of video content items, filtered based on those of the plurality of video content items that are permitted to be viewed by the portable device, as determined by the entitlements.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120124613A1 CONTENT ENTITLEMENT DETERMINATIONS FOR PLAYBACK OF VIDEO STREAMS ON PORTABLE DEVICES Public/Granted day:2012-05-17
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