Patent ID: 9462353
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a service provider device via a network, a request from a user, to add content information to a first shared folder associated with a first subscriber and to a second shared folder associated with a second subscriber; determining, at the service provider device, that the first shared folder is stored at customer premises equipment associated with the first subscriber; requesting, by the service provider device, first shared folder information from the customer premises equipment via the network, wherein the first shared folder information includes first access control information and first content restrictions associated with the first shared folder; determining, at the service provider device, that the second shared folder is stored at the service provider device; retrieving, by the service provider device, second shared folder information from the second shared folder, wherein the second shared folder information includes second access control information and second content restrictions associated with the second shared folder; determining, at the service provider device, whether to add the content information to the first shared folder based on the first shared folder information obtained in response to the requesting; and determining, at the service provider device, whether to add the content information to the second shared folder based on the retrieved second shared folder information.