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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2010
Jarrod Austin, Englewood, CO (US);
Seth Byerley, Parker, CO (US);
John T. Kennedy, Denver, CO (US);
Sathyan Krishna, Denver, CO (US);
Daniel L. Rudolph, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Mark Templeman, Parker, CO (US);
James Matthew White, Denver, CO (US);
Matthew J. Coburn, Denver, CO (US);
Jarrod Austin, Englewood, CO (US);
Seth Byerley, Parker, CO (US);
John T. Kennedy, Denver, CO (US);
Sathyan Krishna, Denver, CO (US);
Daniel L. Rudolph, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Mark Templeman, Parker, CO (US);
James Matthew White, Denver, CO (US);
Matthew J. Coburn, Denver, CO (US);
EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
The exemplary embodiments of the method and system according to the present invention provide a system and method for controlling access to audiovisual content such as television shows, video-on-demand services or streaming video which can be delivered by cable, satellite, wired or wireless networks, cell phones, the Internet, etc. More particularly, the present invention provides a capability to define certain criteria which can be used to restrict access to content based on combinations of various parameters including, but not limited to, time of day, day of the week, type of content, source of content, content display device, etc. These criteria may also be provided by data storage arrangements or a network, and access restrictions specified by such criteria can be associated with a plurality of display devices.