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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2009
Applicants:
David Harp, Plano, TX (US);
Jason Godfrey, Volcano, CA (US);
Sanjay Macwan, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 21/6334 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/25841 (2013.01); H04N 21/42202 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/4524 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01); H04N 21/63345 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes determining, at a set-top box device, positioning data associated with a location of the set-top box device. The computer-implemented method includes determining whether the set-top box device is authorized to receive media content at the location. The computer-implemented method also includes receiving the media content via a wireless transmission from a residential gateway when the set-top box device is authorized to receive the media content at the location.