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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2015
Ntv Internet Holdings, Llc, Buffalo, NY (US);
Anand Subramanian, New York, NY (US);
NTV Internet Holdings, LLC, Buffalo, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for enabling a consumer to remotely manage a media content subscription is described. The method includes transmitting, over a network from a computing device associated with a consumer, a request to set up an account. The request is received at a local point of presence having an address within the local media market in which a local media content provider is providing the media content subscription. The local point of present includes a storage device and a plurality of servers located within the local media market, with the plurality of servers being configured to execute computer programmed instructions to receive the request to set up the account and, in response, create a user profile and an account associated with the consumer. The method further includes transmitting, over the network from the computing device associated with the consumer, at least one of user profile information, account information, and subscription information, which is stored on the storage device of the local point of presence.