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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2015
Time Warner Cable Enterprises Llc, New York, NY (US);
Michael Dillon, Ashburn, VA (US);
Peter Stern, Greenwich, CT (US);
Jon Putsch, Westminster, CO (US);
Matthew Meyers, Westport, CT (US);
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A system and method for determining entitlement to content residing on a server. A subscriber account with a multi-channel video program distributor (MVPD) includes subscription information indicative of the services provided by the MVPD to the subscriber. A computing device operated by the subscriber sends a request for access to content controlled by the MVPD. The request is received by the MVPD and forwarded to an entitlements server. The entitlement server sends an access granted message to the MVPD when the subscriber is entitled to receive the requested content. The IP address of the subscriber computing device is used to determine whether the computing device is connected to the network via a network access device authorized by the MVPD. The 'on-net' or 'off-net' status of the computing device may be used to determine whether the subscriber receives the requested content and/or a quality of service level applied to the content.