Patent ID: 8010984
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing, by a head end, during streaming of a content item to a first client, a temporary license in response to a request to redirect streaming of the content item from the first client to a second client, wherein the temporary license grants the second client a conditional access right to a first portion of the content item; receiving, by the head end, from the second client, a request to stream the content item to the second client, the request including the temporary license; initiating streaming of the first portion of the content item to the second client based on the temporary license for output at the second client prior to granting of a regular license; and during the streaming of the first portion of the content item to the second client based on the temporary license, supplying, by the head end, the regular license for the second client that specifies a conditional access right to a second portion of the content item that is not specified in the temporary license.