Patent ID: 8970668
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a data center and from a user device via a public network connection, a selection of high-definition three-dimensional (HD3D) content; authenticating, by the data center and based on the receiving the selection of HD3D content, the user device to receive services via a managed network, sending, by the data center and to the authenticated user device via the public network connection, a link to a content delivery system, within the managed network, to provide the selected HD3D content, wherein the sending the link to a content delivery system is in response to the receiving the selection of the HD3D content; sending, by the data center and to the authenticated user device via the public network connection, a link to a license server, wherein sending the link to the license server is in response to the receiving the selection of the HD3D content; sending, by the license server and to the authenticated user device, in response to a connection initiated via the sent link to the license server, a license that includes a decryption key for the selected HD3D content and information regarding a type of use of content permitted by the authenticated user device; receiving, by the content delivery system within the managed network and from the user device, a streaming request for the selected HD3D content; reserving, by the content delivery system when the streaming request is a streaming request for the type of use of content permitted by the authenticated user device, bandwidth to deliver the selected HD3D content over the managed network; and sending, by the content delivery system and to the user device, a streaming Internet protocol (IP) address for providing the selected HD3D content over the managed network.