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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Ankur Mukerji, Austin, TX (US);
Charles Scott, Austin, TX (US);
Ankur Mukerji, Austin, TX (US);
Charles Scott, Austin, TX (US);
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving, from a set-top box device, data that indicates selected media content from a list of available media content. The method includes locating one or more content sources for the selected media content. The method includes selecting a particular content source from the one or more content sources. The method includes locating an access rules source for the selected media content. The method includes instructing the particular content source to send the selected media content to the set-top box device. The method also includes instructing the access rules source to send an access rule associated with the selected media content to the set-top box device.