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US 2010/0169914 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for controlling content distribution
AssigneeTime Warner Cable Enterprises LLC
InventorsLouis D. Williamson, Tom Gaebel
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for controlled distribution of program content are described where program content for certain regions may be selectively blocked. The described methods and apparatus allow content distribution to authorized regions while providing control to the content provider to effectively block program content delivery to regions not entitled to receive the program content.
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A content delivery method, the method comprising:
- receiving content via a communications link;
- replicating received content at a network headend for delivery to a plurality of local distribution centers, said network headend using at least one of i) different ports and ii) different IP addresses for distribution of content to different local distribution centers;
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- processing, at said network headend, a command received from a remote location to determine if distribution of a program included in said received content is to be blocked from delivery to a region.
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A content delivery system, comprising:
- a receiver for receiving content via a satellite communications link;
- a module for replicating received content for delivery to a plurality of local distribution centers, using at least one of i) different ports and ii) different IP addresses to indicate replicated content to be distributed to different local distribution centers;
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- a command recovery module for processing a command received from a remote location to determine if distribution of a program included in said received content is to be blocked from delivery to a region.
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A content delivery system, the comprising:
- means for receiving content via a satellite communications link;
- means for replicating received content for delivery to a plurality of local distribution centers, using at least one of i) different ports and ii) different IP addresses to indicate replicated content to be distributed to different local distribution centers;
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- command recovery means for processing a command received from a remote location to determine if distribution of a program included in said received content is to be blocked from delivery to a region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.