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US 2013/0276141 A1Published application
System and Method for Processing User Rights
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorMichael A. Chen
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Abstract
A system and method for processing entitlement rights are disclosed. The method, in one aspect, provides for storing content at a first time, receiving a request for playback of the content at a second time, and processing a user right associated with the content to authenticate the user right in response to the request for playback, wherein the user right is authenticated based upon a state of the user right at the first time.
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A method for processing user rights comprising:
- storing content at a first time;
- receiving a request for playback of the content at a second time;
- and
- processing a user right associated with the content to authenticate the user right in response to the request for playback, wherein the user right is authenticated based upon a state of the user right at the first time.
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A method for processing user rights comprising:
- storing content at a first time;
- removing the content from storage at a second time unless a request for playback of the content is received at a third time prior to the second time;
- and
- if the request for playback is received at the third time, processing a user right associated with the content in response to the request for playback to authenticate the user right, wherein the user right is authenticated based upon a state of the user right at the first time.
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A system for processing user rights comprising:
- a storage medium for storing content at a first time;
- a processor in communication with the storage medium, the processor configured to:
- receive a request for playback of the content at a second time;
- and
- authenticate a user right associated with the content in response to the request for playback, wherein the user right is authenticated based upon a state of the user right at the first time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.