System and Method of Restricting Access to Video Content
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (formerly known as SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.)
InventorsEdward Walter, Steven Michael Wollmershauser, Erin Tania Kenyon
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Abstract
Disclosed are a system and method of restricting access to video content. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a request for video content at a set-top box located at a first location, the request received from a remote user device located at a second location. The method also includes initiating recording of the video content at the set-top box when the video content is unrestricted at the first location and when the video content is restricted at the second location. The method also includes, when the video content is unrestricted at the second location, initiating sending the video content to the remote user device.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a request for video content at a set-top box located at a first location, the request received from a remote user device located at a second location;
- initiating recording of the video content at the set-top box when the video content is unrestricted at the first location and when the video content is restricted at the second location;
- and
- when the video content is unrestricted at the second location, sending the video content to the remote user device.
A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a request for video content at a set-top box located at a first location, the request received from a remote user device located at a second location;
- initiating recording of the video content at the set-top box when the video content is unrestricted at the first location and when the video content is restricted at the second location;
- and
- when the video content is unrestricted at the second location, sending the video content to the remote user device.
A device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- sending a request for video content from a remote user device to a set-top box device,
- wherein the request causes recording of the video content in response to the video content being unrestricted at a first location of the set-top box device while the video content is restricted at a second location of the remote user device at a time when the request is sent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.