Tiered service resell mechanism for IPTV
US9894127B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/611
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A media backend server deployed within an IPTV system and operated by a hosting operator enables tiered reselling of IPTV services to a hosted operator. The media backend server receives a web service call for a plurality of media content from a branch server operated by the hosted operator. The media backend server proxies the web service call to a head end server to retrieve media metadata for at least a portion of the media content. In addition, the media backend server provides filtered media metadata corresponding to media content purchased by the hosted operator from the hosting operator to the branch server.
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