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Patent No.:

US 9197916 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 13, 2010

Systems and methods for communicating and enforcing viewing and recording limits for media-on-demand

Applicants:

William L. Thomas, Malvern, PA (US);

Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);

Joseph P. Baumgartner, Tulsa, OK (US);

Inventors:

William L. Thomas, Malvern, PA (US);

Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);

Joseph P. Baumgartner, Tulsa, OK (US);

Assignee:

Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:

Ropes & Gray LLP

Primary Examiner:

Nasser Goodarzi

Assistant Examiner:

Fred Peng

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/2743 (2011.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/2747 (2011.01); H04N 21/278 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/441 (2011.01); H04N 21/47 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 5/775 (2006.01); H04N 5/781 (2006.01); H04N 5/85 (2006.01); H04N 9/804 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2743 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); H04N 5/445 (2013.01); H04N 5/44582 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 7/17336 (2013.01); H04N 21/2187 (2013.01); H04N 21/25825 (2013.01); H04N 21/25875 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/26283 (2013.01); H04N 21/278 (2013.01); H04N 21/2747 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/441 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04N 21/4751 (2013.01); H04N 21/4753 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01); H04N 5/4401 (2013.01); H04N 5/775 (2013.01); H04N 5/781 (2013.01); H04N 5/85 (2013.01); H04N 9/8042 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for communicating and enforcing viewing and recording limits for media-on-demand are provided. The system may provide a guidance application that allows users to select on-demand media offerings. The delivery of the on-demand media offerings may be managed based on the length of program, the bandwidth required, the available bandwidth, the time of delivery, pricing and other factors. The system may manage the delivery of on-demand offerings by assigning a number of different types of viewing rights to a user when an on-demand offering is selected. The system may warn a user of insufficient rights and enforce selected viewing rights.

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