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Regulating access to content using a multitiered rule base

US7647277B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 2003
Grant dateJan 12, 2010
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Expiry dateJan 9, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/42222
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Access to a content selection may be regulated by accessing a medium associated with the content selection, identifying a profile associated with the medium, using the profile to analyze a content request with a multitiered rule base that includes two or more of a medium rule base, a media player rule base, and a host rule base, and enabling access to the content selection in accordance with one or more results of the analysis.

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