Patent ID: 8856835
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving content at a content processing system from a content provider having an asset identifier; storing the content in a house format server as house format content; assigning a material identification different than the asset identifier to the house format content in a content management system of the content processing system; receiving metadata and program associated data for the house format content at the content processing system; associating the metadata with the material identification at the content management system; communicating the metadata and material identification to a user device through a program guide system; scheduling processing of the house format content to a broadband format content at the content management system; communicating the program associated data to a schedule PAD server that generates control words for a video transport processing system; generating the broadband format content based on the control words, based on scheduling and the house format content; storing the broadband format content in a content repository; forming a menu from the program associated data, metadata and material identification; generating a menu selection from the menu at the user device; communicating the material identification associated with the menu selection to a content processing system; and communicating the broadband format content corresponding to the menu selection to the user device from the content repository through a content delivery network.