Method and system for providing and controlling delivery of content on-demand over a cable television network and a data network
US7305357B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8355
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for delivering content on-demand by way of a cable network are disclosed. Provision of such content is controlled over a data network. Advantageously, a user interface at a conventional computing device may be used to order content and to control its delivery and playing. Commands from the computing device may be provided by way of data network to a network interconnected server. The server under software control causes a media receiver at the customer premises to be properly tuned to receive content on-demand, and content on-demand to be played, as requested by the computing device. The media receiver may include a conventional set-top box that may be tuned remotely in response to a customer placing an on-demand order.
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