Systems and methods for intelligently accessing media content based on rights
AssigneeRovi Product Corporation
InventorsBenjamin H. Maughan, Kevin B. Lenhart, Sean Matthews
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for intelligently accessing media content based on rights. This may be accomplished by a media guidance application that generates a DRM score associated with a first copy of the media asset. The media guidance application determines that plurality of alternative copies of a media asset are available from other sources and determines DRM scores for the alternative copies. The media guidance application determines that one of the alternative copies has a lower digital rights management score as compared to the first copy of the media asset and stores the alternative copy instead of the first copy of the media asset.
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A method for accessing content available from an alternative content source based on digital rights management (DRM) restrictions, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to access a first content item from a first content source;
- determining that an alternative content source has an alternative copy of the first content item, wherein the alternative copy comprises substantively similar content as the first content item from the first content source;
- generating a DRM score for the alternative copy based on DRM attribute scores corresponding to DRM attributes associated with the alternative copy, wherein the DRM score indicates a level of access restrictions for the alternative copy;
- determining, based on the DRM score, whether the level of access restrictions for the alternative copy is lower as compared to the first content item;
- in response to determining that the level of access restrictions for the alternative copy is lower as compared to the first content item, accessing the alternative copy of the first content item from the alternative content source;
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- generating for display the alternative copy of the first content item.
A system for accessing content available from an alternative content source based on digital rights management (DRM) restrictions, the system comprising:
- communications circuitry configured to retrieve and transmit content from content sources;
- control circuitry coupled to the communications circuitry and configured to:
- receive a request to access a first content item from a first content source;
- determine that an alternative content source has an alternative copy of the first content item, wherein the alternative copy comprises substantively similar content as the first content item from the first content source;
- generate a DRM score for the alternative copy based on DRM attribute scores corresponding to DRM attributes associated with the alternative copy, wherein the DRM score indicates a level of access restrictions for the alternative copy;
- determine, based on the DRM score, whether the level of access restrictions for the alternative copy is lower as compared to the first content item;
- in response to determining that the level of access restrictions for the alternative copy is lower as compared to the first content item, access, using the communications circuitry, the alternative copy of the first content item from the alternative content source;
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- generate for display the alternative copy of the first content item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.