System and method for accessing electronic program guide information and media content from multiple locations using mobile devices
US7900818B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4751
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and a method for accessing an electronic program guide (EPG) and media content from multiple locations using mobile devices. The media content is available from a content provider via a first network. The system and the method have a first terminal that may be located in a first location or in a second location. The terminal displays, accesses and/or connects to EPG for identifying and/or for accessing the media content. The first location or the second location of the first terminal is identified and/or is determined by the EPG and/or a second terminal in communication with the first terminal and/or the EPG. The first terminal accesses the EPG to identify a first list of media content or a second list of media content which may be consumed by the first terminal in the first location or the second location, respectively. The media content is restricted and/or is supplemented based on the first location or the second location of the first terminal. The first terminal consumes media content from the first list or the second list of media content in the first location or the second location, respectively.
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