Patent ID: 9465923
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. One or more non-transitory computer readable media comprising instructions to cause a computer apparatus in response to execution of the instructions, to: generate, by the computer apparatus, a plurality of segments of content from a piece of media content; identify, by the computer apparatus, a blackout rule, the blackout rule comprising a broadcast blackout of the piece of media content; and insert, by the computer apparatus, a blackout rule identifier into a segment of the plurality of segments of content, the blackout rule identifier identifying the blackout rule, wherein the blackout rule identifier comprises a location identifier that identifies a location on a server, from which location the blackout rule is obtained by a content consumption device, wherein the server is remote from, and accessible over a network by, the content consumption device; and insert, by the computer apparatus, a signature into the segment of the plurality of segments of content, the signature being based at least in part on the blackout rule identifier comprising the location identifier.