US2014237505A1PendingUtilityA1

Network-based digital video recorder playback adapter

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Assignee: COX COMMUNICATIONS INCPriority: Feb 15, 2013Filed: Feb 17, 2014Published: Aug 21, 2014
Est. expiryFeb 15, 2033(~6.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Keith Alan RothschildSlavisha Karach
H04N 21/23113H04N 21/26613H04N 21/8456H04N 21/23805G11B 27/10H04N 21/242H04N 21/2747H04N 21/231H04N 21/236H04N 21/43622H04N 21/4147H04N 21/2347H04N 21/47202H04N 21/4334H04N 21/2187H04N 21/23406
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Abstract

This disclosure describes systems and methods related to a network-based digital video recorder playback adapter. In some embodiments, a request for digital content may be received from a customer device. A plurality of segments associated with the digital content may be received. A content stream may be generated based at least in part on the plurality of segments associated with the digital content. The content stream may be transmitted.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system, comprising:
 at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions; and   at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to access the at least one memory and to execute the computer executable instructions to:
 receive, from a customer device, a request for digital content; 
 receive a plurality of segment associated with the digital content; 
 generate a content stream based at least in part on the plurality of segments associated with the digital content; and 
 transmit the content stream. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
 obtain an encryption key associated with the digital content; and   decrypt the plurality of segment based at least in part on the encryption key.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein to generate the plurality of segments associated with the digital content, the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
 at least one of decrypt, trans-encapsulate, enrich, or concatenate the plurality of segments associated with the digital content.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
 receive, from the customer device, a request for a listing of available digital content;   receive information associated with the available digital content;   generate the listing of the available digital content; and   transmit the listing of the available digital content.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
 transmit the content stream to a pump.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the pump facilitates one or more trick-modes associated with the content stream. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the pump facilitates encoding the content stream. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
 transcode the plurality of segments.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the request for digital content is a network uniform resource locator (URL) and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: retrieve the plurality of segments associated with the digital content based at least in part on the network URL. 
     
     
         10 . A method comprising:
 receiving, from a customer device, a request for digital content;   receiving a plurality of segment associated with the digital content;   generating a content stream based at least in part on the plurality of segments associated with the digital content; and   transmitting the content stream.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 obtaining an encryption key associated with the digital content; and   decrypting the plurality of segment based at least in part on the encryption key.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein generating the plurality of segments associated with the digital content further comprises at least one of decrypting, trans-encapsulating, enriching, or concatenating the plurality of segments associated with the digital content. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the customer device, a request for a listing of available digital content;   receiving information associated with the available digital content;   generating the listing of the available digital content; and   transmitting the listing of the available digital content.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 transmitting the content stream to a pump.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the pump facilitates one or more trick-modes associated with the content stream. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the pump facilitates encoding the content stream. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 transcoding the plurality of segments.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the request for digital content is a network uniform resource locator (URL) and further comprising:
 retrieving the plurality of segments associated with the digital content based at least in part on the network URL.   
     
     
         19 . A gateway device, comprising:
 at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions; and   at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to access the at least one memory and to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
 receive content as quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) payload; 
 process the content; 
 generate transport of content based at least in part on the processed QAM payload; and 
 transmit the content to one or more user devices. 
   
     
     
         20 . The gateway device of  claim 19 , wherein to process the content, the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
 segment the content; and   encrypt the segmented content.   
     
     
         21 . The gateway device of  claim 19 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
 load balance the generation of adaptive bit rate (ABR)-encoded content or transmission of the ABR-encoded content to one or more user devices.   
     
     
         22 . The gateway device of  claim 19 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
 generate a list of available content; and   transmit the list of available content to the one or more user devices.

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