公开(公告)号：US10235502B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-19

申请号：US15052180

申请日：2016-02-24

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP

Inventor： Lee Chow ,  David Piepenbrink ,  James Sofos

IPC: G06F21/00 ,  G06F21/10 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/2225 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/8355

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to maintain content rights parameters associated with media content and a user where the content rights parameters include limits to distribution of the media content to a plurality of communication devices associated with the user and where a portion of the plurality of communication devices use different communication protocols from another portion of the plurality of communication devices, monitor for access to the media content by one communication device of the plurality of communication devices of the user, and obtain rights control data that is adapted to allow for presentation of the media content by the one communication device of the user where the rights control data is generated based on the content rights parameters. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10075752B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US14718177

申请日：2015-05-21

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP.

Inventor： Lee M. Chow ,  David Piepenbrink ,  Stephen Rys ,  James T. Sofos

IPC: H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/2347

CPC classification number: H04N21/26208 ,  H04N21/2347 ,  H04N21/252 ,  H04N21/25841 ,  H04N21/25883 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/6405

Abstract: A method includes determining, at a server, whether to send a media content item to a media device based on a recommendation, where the media content item is associated with a time period. The method also includes, in response to a determination to send the media content item, sending the media content item from the server to the media device, where the media content item is unplayable at the media device when attempted to be played at a time outside of the time period.

公开(公告)号：US20150256867A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-10

申请号：US14718177

申请日：2015-05-21

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP.

Inventor： Lee M. Chow ,  David Piepenbrink ,  Stephen Rys ,  James T. Sofos

IPC: H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/2347 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/4627

CPC classification number: H04N21/26208 ,  H04N21/2347 ,  H04N21/252 ,  H04N21/25841 ,  H04N21/25883 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/6405

Abstract: A method includes determining, at a server, whether to send a media content item to a media device based on a recommendation, where the media content item is associated with a time period. The method also includes, in response to a determination to send the media content item, sending the media content item from the server to the media device, where the media content item is unplayable at the media device when attempted to be played at a time outside of the time period.

Abstract translation: 一种方法包括在服务器处确定是否基于推荐将媒体内容项目发送到媒体设备，其中媒体内容项目与时间段相关联。 该方法还包括响应于确定发送媒体内容项目，将媒体内容项从服务器发送到媒体设备，其中当尝试在外部播放时媒体内容项目在媒体设备处无法播放 的时间段。