Patents
US 9392330 B2: IPTV follow me content system and method
- Granted
- 2016-07-12
- Filed
- 2014-07-14 application 14331145
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Tools are provided for distributing access-restricted content in an internet protocol television (“IPTV”) environment based on portable entitlement keys. Such tools can include a decoder, an encoder, and a network entitlement handler. The decoder may be configured to receive a key associated with entitlement information, and transmit the entitlement information over a network. The encoder may be configured to receive content from content providers, and to encode the content to create IP-compatible content, with access restrictions based on entitlement. The network entitlement handler may be configured to receive a request for requested content from the decoder; receive the access-restricted content including (including the requested content) from the encoder; and transmit the requested content over the network to the decoder using IP, when the decoder is entitled to receive the requested content.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160712.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwest Communications International Inc. 105 patents | US company or organization | Denver, CO | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven M. Casey | Littleton, CO | 120 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gnanasegeran Selvadurai | Lafayette, CO | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Felipe Castro | Erie, CO | 53 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Waqar Khan | Castle Rock, CO | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N21/4627 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L63/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F2221/2141 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Name change Change of name | ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC signed 2025-04-08 | ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS INC. SAN JOSE, CA | 75304/12 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-10-01 | Name change Change of name | TIVO LLC signed 2022-08-15 | ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC SAN JOSE, CA | 69083/339 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
| 2024-10-01 | Name change Change of name | TIVO CORPORATION signed 2021-11-15 | TIVO LLC SAN JOSE, CA | 69083/270 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
| 2024-03-25 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A, AS SUCCESSOR TO WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2024-03-22 | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. MONROE, LA | 66885/917 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-05-19 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ADEIA GUIDES INC. signed 2023-05-19 ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC signed 2023-05-19 ADEIA MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC. signed 2023-05-19 ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC. signed 2023-05-19 ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC signed 2023-05-19 ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2023-05-19 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 63707/884 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-10-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. signed 2021-09-29 | TIVO CORPORATION SAN JOSE, CA | 57791/224 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-01-24 | Security interest Security interest Notes security agreement | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. signed 2020-01-24 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NEW YORK, NY | 51692/646 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-11-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. signed 2017-11-01 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 44652/829 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-07-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CASEY, STEVEN M. signed 2008-04-08 KHAN, WAQAR signed 2008-04-08 SELVADURAI, GNANASEGERAN signed 2008-04-08 CASTRO, FELIPE signed 2008-05-05 | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. DENVER, CO | 33311/569 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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