Patent ID: 8910302
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a fragment server configured to receive a request from a user to access a piece of media content at a first service level, the fragment server including a processor, the fragment server configured to fragment MPEG-4 files without out of band signaling, wherein a box structure is provided to include synchronization information and end of file information, wherein synchronization information is used to synchronize audio and video when playback entails starting in the middle of a stream and end of file information signals when the current program or file is over; a storage device configured to maintain a service level authorized for the user; wherein the fragment server is configured to access the storage device to determine whether the user is authorized to receive media content at a first service level at a first device and whether the user is authorized to receive media content at a second service level at a second device, wherein if the user is authorized to receive the media content at the second service level, the media content is transmitted to the second device.