Patent ID: 8561102
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing location control when delivering video content, the method comprising: obtaining an original manifest file and generating a regional manifest file to provide content for each of a plurality of geo-location service area regions based on the original manifest file; receiving a request for the content from a client device at a given network access element in a plurality of network access elements, each network access element being located in a different one of the geo-location service areas; removing any geo-location specific information in content URLs received from the client device in the request to prevent the client device from manipulating the content URLs to bypass blackout restrictions that apply to the geo-location area; appending metadata specific to the geo-location service area of the respective network access element to the request using the given network access element; and providing the requested content with the blackout restrictions that apply to the geo-location area of the given network access element.