The Directv Group, Inc.

Haydee C Silva

Sui-Ky Ringo Ling

Deanna R Kidd

Ranny Q Sue

Jeffrey L Sharkey

Xavier Riley

Michael R Munsell

Mitch C Jacobs

Aspandyar M Jijina

A system and method for distributing requested content includes a content management systemand a devicesuch as a set top box that selects a selection corresponding to content in the content management systemand transmits a first material identification to the content management system. The content management systemtransmits the content to the device with a second material identification associated therewith. The devicereceives the content and the second material identification and compares the first material identification to the second material identification. When the second material identification corresponds to the content, the device continues downloading the content. When the second material identification does not correspond to the content, downloading of the file is discontinued. A content prefix may also be used alone or in combination with the material identification. The content is prevented from being transmitted if the content prefix does not correspond to the content type.

Method and apparatus of verifying that requested content matches content to be downloaded

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Garden Grove, CA, United States of America

Haydee C Silva