Patent ID: 9414116
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating client equipment in operative communication with a content distribution network, said method comprising: receiving at said client equipment a first application configured to implement a network-specific protocol, said first application comprising one or more media-based interfaces; storing said first application within a storage device of said client equipment; causing said client equipment and said first application to configure at least one path to said one or more media-based interfaces within said client equipment; said at least one path allowing an on-demand application configured according to a client equipment-specific protocol resident on said client equipment to communicate with a head-end entity via said one or more media-based interfaces according to said network-specific protocol using said client equipment-specific protocol; and operating said client equipment and said first application to provide on-demand services to a user; wherein said on-demand application is enabled to make use of said one or more media-based interfaces via a signed certificate of permission from a network entity.