System and method for a content server to be used by a content provider to distribute content to subscribers of a communications service provider
AssigneeCenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
InventorMichael Bugenhagen
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Abstract
A system and method for a content provider to distribute content may include configuring a webserver to be in communication with the Internet and be accessible to subscribers of a communication service provider without accessing the Internet. The content provider may be enabled to store content in at least one data storage bin at the webserver, where the webserver may further be configured to provide digital rights management for the content provider and guaranteed QoS to the subscribers when downloading the content. The content may be communicated from the webserver with guaranteed QoS to the subscribers.
Claims18
A system of a communications service provider for distributing content of content providers, the system comprising:
- a web server in communication with the Internet, and configured to provide subscribers of the communications service provider with access to content stored at said webserver through one or more access networks provided by the communications service provider, wherein the webserver responds to requests from the subscribers of the communications service provider for the content without having to access the Internet in real-time;
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- a remote content management application operating on the web server and including at least one data storage bin configured to store the content and advertising content from the content providers, wherein the remote content management application is utilized by the content providers to add, remove, and manage the content and target the advertising content stored by the at least one data storage bin, and wherein the remote content management application is further configured to provide the content providers with:
- (1) digital rights management (DRM) and (2) guaranteed quality of service (QoS) to the subscribers of the communications service provider who access the content managed by the remote content management application through the one or more access networks without having to access the Internet in real-time, wherein said content providers establish the DRM and guaranteed QoS, and
- at least one codec stored in the at least one storage bin and configured to enable a subscriber to display download content, wherein said content providers establish a minimum guaranteed QoS based on QoS parameters including at least delay and bit error rate.
The system according to claim one, further comprising a software module stored in the at least one storage bin and configured to be downloaded to a set-top box for controlling operations of the set-top box.
A method for content providers to distribute content, the method comprising:
- configuring a webserver to be in communication with the Internet and be accessible to subscribers of a communication service provider without accessing the Internet in real-time;
- enabling the content provider to store, remove, and manage content in at least one data storage bin at the webserver, wherein the webserver is further configured to provide digital rights management for the content provider and guaranteed QoS to the subscribers when communicating the content, and wherein the content includes advertising content that is targeted to each of the subscribers of the communication service provider, wherein said content providers establish the DRM and guaranteed QoS;
- communicating the content from the webserver with the guaranteed QoS to the subscribers without the subscribers accessing the Internet in real-time;
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- storing at least one codec at the webserver, wherein at least one codec, when installed, enables a set-top box of a subscriber to download the content, and wherein said content providers establish a minimum guaranteed QoS based on QoS parameters including at least delay and bit error rate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.