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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 05, 2015
Applicant:

Nagrastar, Llc, Englewood, CO (US);

Inventors:

Gregory Duval, Englewood, CO (US);

Christopher Boyd Tirpak, Monument, CO (US);

Steven Michael Casagrande, Castle Pines, CO (US);

Assignee:

NagraStar, LLC, Englewood, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/418 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/434 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/454 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/854 (2011.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/4181 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4345 (2013.01); H04N 21/44209 (2013.01); H04N 21/454 (2013.01); H04N 21/4586 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/6125 (2013.01); H04N 21/6143 (2013.01); H04N 21/854 (2013.01); H04N 21/2541 (2013.01);
Abstract

The various examples described herein generally provide systems and methods for generating a hybrid electronic programming guide (EPG) that includes both broadcast content and other types of content, such as over-the-top (OTT) content. In examples, broadcast content may be content provided by a satellite, terrestrial, or cable television provider. Other types of content, e.g., the OTT content, may be content that is delivered over an open network, such as the Internet. In examples, a secure processor may be employed to determine if a subscriber is authorized to access the OTT content based on subscription information received via a broadcast transmission.


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