Patent ID: 8484687
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of providing Video On Demand (VOD) content to a subscriber through a Guest Set Top Box (STB) different from the subscribers Home STB registered with the subscriber's Home VOD System, wherein the subscriber has access to a computing device for communicating with a VOD Back Office, the method comprising the steps of: associating the computing device with the Guest STB, wherein the VOD Back Office stores an association of a computing device identifier (ID) and a Guest STB equipment ID, and wherein the associating step includes: sending from the VOD Back Office to the computing device, a catalog of VOD content for display on the computing device, wherein the catalog contains VOD content available to the subscriber for viewing through the Guest STB; receiving by the VOD Back Office, a request from the computing device indicating the subscriber has entered a selection to view a selected piece of VOD content, the request including the computing device ID; sending an instruction from the VOD Back Office to a Guest Headend Hub to set up a session with the Guest STB and force tune the Guest STB to a selected frequency, the Guest STB being identified through the stored association; and streaming the selected piece of VOD content on the selected frequency from the Guest Headend Hub to the Guest STB for display on the Guest television.