System and Method to Validate Restriction Event Control Streams Sent to a Video Distribution System
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorJerald Robert Howcroft
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Abstract
Systems and methods to validate restriction event control streams sent to a video distribution system are provided. A particular method includes receiving a control stream from a content provider via a content proxy device. The control stream is associated with a restriction event and directs a media service delivery platform to associate a substitute service with a virtual network for at least one geographical region. The method also includes evaluating validity of the control stream based on content proxy information associated with the content proxy device.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving a control stream, wherein the control stream is associated with a restriction event, and wherein the control stream directs a media service delivery platform to associate a substitute service with a virtual network for at least one geographical region;
- and
- evaluating validity of the control stream based on content proxy information associated with a content proxy device.
A system, comprising
- at least one user interface viewable on a display device, the at least one user interface configured to enable entry of data to generate a content proxy to virtual network mapping table;
- and
- a media service delivery platform, the media service delivery platform comprising a computer-readable storage medium and a processor to receive control streams and to access the content proxy to virtual network mapping table to validate the control streams, wherein at least one control stream is associated with a restriction event and wherein the at least one control stream comprises restriction event instructions and a content proxy identifier of a content proxy that received the control stream from a content provider.
A computer-readable storage medium, comprising:
- operational instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive a control stream associated with a restriction event;
- operational instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to compare content proxy information and virtual network information of the control stream with a content proxy and virtual network mapping table to evaluate whether the control stream is valid;
- and
- operational instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate a substitution table when the control stream is identified as valid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.