Patent ID: 9032464
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A content distribution system for broadcasting content as IPTV, the content distribution system comprising: a processing unit; a memory storing instructions executable by the processing unit: a storage unit storing data; an input/output (I/O) unit communicating data over a communications network, the system is operated by a communications service provider, the system is controlled by a content provider as a virtual television network, the I/O unit includes: a set-top box output unit that converts the broadcast feed content into the first data format utilizing a codec associated with each the plurality of content providers for broadcasting to set-top boxes; a wireless portal output unit that converts the broadcast feed content into the second data format for broadcasting to the mobile devices, wherein the second data format is a rasterized data format; an off-network output unit configured to convert the broadcast feed content into a third data format for broadcasting through the Internet without the guaranteed QoS, wherein the set-top box output unit, the wireless portal output unit, and the off-network output unit communicate the converted broadcast feed content to the first, second, and third output units for broadcasting to the set-top boxes, the mobile devices, and the off-network subscribers in the first, second, and third data formats, respectively, and wherein the content distribution system provides specific and granular subscriber location information to the content provider to enable the content provider to perform targeted local advertising.