Patent ID: 9137490
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of video transmission scheduling, the method comprising: selecting, by a processor at a hub office of a television system, a first video transmission event associated with first live content to be restricted based on a first geographic access restriction; selecting, by the processor, a second video transmission event associated with second live content to be restricted based on a second geographic access restriction, wherein the second live content is distinct from the first live content; selecting, by the processor, a third video transmission event associated with third live content to be restricted based on a third geographic access restriction, wherein the third video transmission event is scheduled to begin subsequent to a previous video transmission event, wherein the previous video transmission event comprises the first video transmission event, the second video transmission event, or a combination thereof; creating, by the processor, a vertical link between the first video transmission event and the second video transmission event, the vertical link indicating that application of the first geographic access restriction to the first live content and application of the second geographic access restriction to the second live content are to occur concurrently; and creating, by the processor, a horizontal link between the previous video transmission event and the third video transmission event indicating that application of the third geographic access restriction to the third live content is to occur upon completion of application of a previous geographic access restriction to previous live content associated with the previous video transmission event.