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US 2014/0351845 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, at a network headend;
- processing, at said network headend, a command received from a remote location indicating that a program included in said received content is to be blocked from delivery to a region;
- blocking distribution of said program to the region which said received command has indicated to be blocked;
- and
- distributing the received content to at least some other regions.
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A content delivery system, comprising:
- a network headend including a receiver configured to receive content;
- a command recovery module for processing, at said network headend, a command received from a remote location indicating that a program included in said received content is to be blocked from delivery to a region;
- and
- a distribution control circuit configured to:
- block distribution of said program to the region which said received command has indicated to be blocked;
- and
- control distribution of the received content to at least some other regions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.