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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2010
Sachinder Reddy, Allen, TX (US);
Enrique Ruiz-velasco, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Venkata Adimatyam, Irving, TX (US);
Sachinder Reddy, Allen, TX (US);
Enrique Ruiz-Velasco, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Venkata Adimatyam, Irving, TX (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
Video content is streamed to portable devices based on an entitlement determination that includes determining the location of the portable device. Channel listings available for the portable device may be filtered based on the determined entitlements. A device may determine an indication of a location of the portable device and determine entitlements defining which of the plurality of video content items are permitted to be viewed by the portable device, where the entitlements are determined based at least on the indication of the location of the portable device. The device may further transmit, to the portable device, a listing of the plurality of video content items, filtered based on those of the plurality of video content items that are permitted to be viewed by the portable device, as determined by the entitlements.