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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2008
Deanna R. Kidd, Long Beach, CA (US);
Mitch C. Jacobs, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Aspandyar M. Jijina, Lomita, CA (US);
Sui-ky R. Ling, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Michael R. Munsell, Playa Del Rey, CA (US);
Xavier D. Riley, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jeffrey L. Sharkey, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Haydee C. Silva, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Ranny Q. Sue, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Deanna R. Kidd, Long Beach, CA (US);
Mitch C. Jacobs, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Aspandyar M. Jijina, Lomita, CA (US);
Sui-Ky R. Ling, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Michael R. Munsell, Playa Del Rey, CA (US);
Xavier D. Riley, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jeffrey L. Sharkey, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Haydee C. Silva, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Ranny Q. Sue, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
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.