Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Binayak Biswal

Venkata S Adimatyam

Sameer Gavade

Sanjay Thakurdas Ahuja

Anil Kumar Padi

A device may receive information that identifies a request, by a user device, to receive streaming media content associated with a channel. The device may cause the channel to be activated based on the request. The device may receive, from the user device, a quantity of messages based on the channel being activated. The user device may receive the streaming media content associated with the channel. The device may determine, based on the quantity of messages, that the user device is not tuned to the channel. The device may cause the channel to be deactivated based on the user device not being tuned to the channel.

Channel acquisition management

A device can receive information related to an availability of content from multiple content delivery networks or a capability of the multiple content delivery networks to provide the content. The device can determine to receive a first portion of the content from a first content delivery network based on the information. The device can receive the first portion of the content from the first content delivery network. The device can receive additional information related to the availability of the content from the multiple content delivery networks or the capability of the multiple content delivery networks to provide the content. The device can determine to receive a second portion of the content from a second content delivery network based on the additional information. The device can receive the second portion of the content from the second content delivery network. The device can perform an action.

Dynamically determining a content delivery network from which to receive content

An exemplary method includes a media content access system maintaining a media content restriction list that specifies a plurality of media content access parameters that govern access to media content processed by a media player, receiving, from a mobile computing device, a request for the media player to stream the media content to the mobile computing device, determining, based on a geolocation key included in the request and a geographic restriction parameter, whether the mobile computing device is within the geographic area specified by the geographic restriction parameter, and performing a media content access operation. The media content access operation may include one of directing the media player to stream the media content to the mobile computing device and preventing the media player from streaming the media content to the mobile computing device. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.

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