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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2015
Time Warner Cable Enterprises Llc, New York, NY (US);
Louis D. Williamson, Denver, CO (US);
William L. Helms, Longmont, CO (US);
Howard Pfeffer, Reston, VA (US);
Noah Paci, Westminster, CO (US);
Tushar Nakhre, Herndon, VA (US);
Andrew Danforth, Chantilly, VA (US);
Charles Hasek, Broomfield, CO (US);
Shan Huang, Ashburn, VA (US);
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for providing content to IP-enabled devices in a content distribution network. In one embodiment, a network architecture is disclosed which enables delivery of content to such IP-enabled devices without the use of a high-speed data connection This capability allow the managed network operator to provide content services to an IP-enabled device associated with a non-data subscriber. In one implementation, requests for content from user IP-enabled devices are received, authenticated, and content processed into a series of encrypted segments. Once the requesting user/device is authenticated, the segments are provided with a playlist. The rendering device is also provided access to a decryption key (e.g., via a URL to a managed key server). Variants providing (i) user access to the MSO distribution network via an indigenous modem or gateway; and (ii) user access to the MSO core via a gateway and a third party unmanaged network are described.