Patent ID: 9037634
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: H04H,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for receiving content available for consumption, the method comprising: receiving, via an electronic device, a message for display to a user of the electronic device comprising information about content available for consumption; generating, via the electronic device, a request for the content available for consumption, wherein the request comprises a unique broadcast identifier, wherein the unique broadcast identifier is configured to at least identify content for which the electronic device has been previously authenticated; after a broadcast area associated with the electronic device is periodically identified based at least in part on (i) the electronic device's physical location being within the broadcast area and (ii) the unique broadcast identifier, receiving, via the electronic device, a link to the content available for consumption within the broadcast area, (a) the broadcast area defining a geographic region in which each of a plurality of broadcasters has the right to provide respective over-the-air broadcasts and (b) the link accessible to provide the content available for consumption via one or more networks; and receiving, via the electronic device, the content available for consumption based at least in part on the link.