Patent ID: 11863824
Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC H

Claim 3:
4. A method of redirecting a device accessing over the top (OTT) content to non-OTT content, the OTT content being delivered from a source to the device using Internet Protocol (IP) signaling carried over a broadband connection, the non-OTT content being delivered from a headend to a tuner of the device using non-IP signaling carried over a non-broadband connection, the method comprising:
performing an inspection of IP packets included with the IP signaling;
determining inspection information for the OTT content from the inspection;
determining an offer associated with the non-OTT content from processing of the inspection information;
performing an insertion of the offer within the IP signaling carrying the OTT content to the device, the insertion interfacing the offer with a user through the device; and
the device automatically accessing the non-OTT content following an acceptance of the offer.