System and method for delivering geographically restricted content, such as over-air broadcast programming, to a recipient over a network, namely the internet
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    发明授权
    System and method for delivering geographically restricted content, such as over-air broadcast programming, to a recipient over a network, namely the internet 有权
    用于通过网络(即互联网)将地理上受限制的内容(例如空中广播节目)发送给接收者的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08346230B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-01

    申请号:US11682600

    申请日:2007-03-06

    IPC分类号: H04L29/08

    摘要: A system and method for delivering geographically restricted content, including but not limited to over-air broadcast programming, to a recipient over a computer network, namely the Internet. The content is only delivered over the computer network if the recipient's computer or network device requesting the content over the network is verified to be located in the geographically restricted area. A conventional tuner is employed by the recipient's computer to receive one or more over-air signals having a broadcast range deemed to be synonymous with the geographically restricted area for the requested content. If the tuner is able to receive such over-air signal(s), the requested content is delivered over the network to the recipient's computer. This is because the recipient is known to be physically located in the geographically restricted area by the ability of the tuner to receive the over-air signal(s).

    摘要翻译: 一种用于通过计算机网络(即互联网)将接收机发送地理上受限的内容(包括但不限于空中广播节目)的系统和方法。 如果通过网络请求内容的收件人的计算机或网络设备被验证位于地理上受限制的区域,则内容仅通过计算机网络传送。 接收者的计算机采用传统的调谐器来接收一个或多个具有广播范围的空中信号,广播范围被认为与所请求的内容的地理限制区域同义。 如果调谐器能够接收这样的空中信号,则所请求的内容通过网络传送到接收者的计算机。 这是因为通过调谐器接收到空中信号的能力,已知接收者在物理上位于地理上受限制的区域。