Patent ID: 9288539
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: controlling distribution of content to and amongst devices of multiple users, including, identifying one or more sources of authorized content for which a user is authorized to access from amongst devices of other users and one or more of a server and a distribution schedule of a content provider; and configuring a user interface to permit the user to elect to receive the authorized content from each identified source of the authorized content; wherein the content includes copies of content distributed by a content provider; wherein distribution of content from the server to the devices of the user and distribution of content amongst the devices of the users is managed by a content redistribution service provider; wherein one or more of the users has a subscription with the content provider; wherein one or more of the users has a subscription with the content redistribution service provider; and wherein the controlling distribution further includes authorizing the user to access content if the user has a subscription with at least one of the content provider and the content redistribution service provider and the content is included within the subscription.