Copyright compliant trick playback modes in a service provider network
US11284165B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/6408
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A service provider network can enable subscriber of a service with capabilities of performing one or more trick playback modes, such as pause, play, stop, fast-forward, and/or rewind to provide some examples, on media content provided by a service provider network that is being presently viewed by one or more subscribers while abiding by current copyright laws. The service provider network can broadcast the media content to a subscriber device that is associated with the subscriber and can simultaneously store an exclusive copy of the media content being displayed by the subscriber device. And, the systems, methods, and apparatuses can time-shift the exclusive copy of the media content in accordance with the one or more trick playback modes and can unicast the time-shifted copy of the media content to the subscriber device to perform the one or more trick playback modes.
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