Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pay-per-view sharing
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Application No.: US14749405Application Date: 2015-06-24
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Publication No.: US09900638B2Publication Date: 2018-02-20
- Inventor: Nicholas B. Newell
- Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
- Applicant Address: US CO Englewood
- Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Englewood
- Agency: Seed IP Law Group LLP
- Main IPC: H04N7/167
- IPC: H04N7/167 ; H04N21/254 ; H04N21/435 ; H04N21/266 ; H04N7/16 ; H04N21/418 ; H04N7/173 ; H04N21/2543 ; H04N21/472 ; H04N21/61 ; H04N21/6547 ; H04N21/258

Abstract:
One embodiment takes the form of a method and apparatus for sharing a purchased pay-per-view (PPV) event over a plurality of set-top boxes (STB). Thus, a PPV event purchased through one STB may be viewed through every STB associated with the customer ID number of the purchaser, including an STB located in a separate location from the PPV purchaser. The customer information used to locate the STBs associated with the customer ID may be retrieved from a database or may be provided by a billing site. Providing for the purchaser to view the PPV event on several STBs may allow the customer of the PPV service maximum access to the purchased PPV event.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150296236A1 PAY-PER-VIEW SHARING Public/Granted day:2015-10-15
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