Patent ID: 9277249
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: communicating content from an external headend to a local headend, said local headend coupled to a plurality of receiving devices comprising a first receiving device through a local communication network; storing the content in a video server of the local headend to form local content; at the local headend, assigning local channels of the local communication network to communicate the local content; at the local headend, generating local channel guide data for the local content stored at the video server in response to assigning; communicating the local channel guide data to the first receiving device in communication with the local headend; receiving a selection based on the local channel guide data from the first receiving device; communicating selected local content corresponding to the selection to the first receiving device through one or more of the local channels; storing a purchase record corresponding to the selection at the local headend; associating the purchase record with the first receiving device within the local headend; communicating a request for a callback from the local headend to the first receiving device; in response to the request for the callback, communicating a callback signal from the first receiving device directly to the external headend, the callback signal comprising purchase data corresponding to the purchase record for the first receiving device; and storing a billing record for the local headend at the external headend in response to receiving the callback signal, said billing record comprising the purchase data for the plurality of receiving devices.