Patent ID: 9414103
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of enabling a terminal to access content requested by the terminal, the method comprising the following operations performed by one or more processors: receiving, from a terminal, a request for distribution of a piece of content from a media switch; reserving a personal cable channel over which to distribute the piece of content, for exclusive use by the terminal for a period of time corresponding to the length of the piece of content; transmitting, from the media switch to the terminal, reusable access information associated with the personal cable channel to enable the terminal to access the piece of content from a cable headend; transmitting, from the media switch to the cable headend, the piece of content for transmission to the terminal as a video or audio feed on the identified personal cable channel; detecting a pause command from the terminal; determining that the pause command will cause a conflict with a subsequent transmission on the personal cable channel; and rescheduling the subsequent transmission to a second cable channel that differs from the personal cable channel.