Patent ID: 8375412
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A set-top box, comprising: a storage unit; an input/output (I/O) unit configured to communicate with a network node of a service provider over a communications network; a memory unit; and a processing unit in communication with said storage unit, I/O unit, and memory unit; a user control panel module executed by said processing unit and configured to cause said processing unit to present a graphical user interface to a user to control access to one or more content stores of a content mall operating on the network node; a service provider control panel module executed by said processing unit and configured to cause said processing unit to enable the service provider to control operation of said processing unit; and a codec module executed by said processing unit and configured to enable said processing unit to display content downloaded from a content store of the content mall, wherein said storage unit is configured to store a plurality of codecs, said codec module configured to load a codec to enable said processing unit to display content downloaded from the content store, wherein said codec is proprietary to said content store; and wherein each codec in the plurality of codecs is proprietary to a different content store in the content mall and is configured to enable said processing unit to display content downloaded from a corresponding content store.