Content access in a media network environment
US8011015B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/101
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for managing devices and content in a network environment. In one implementation, a method of presenting content data includes: receiving at a client in a hub network a present request indicating locked content data; checking a license corresponding to said locked content data to determine if said license permits said client to present said locked content data; and presenting said locked content data through a presentation component connected to said client; wherein said license of said locked content data is bound to said hub network.
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