Patent ID: 8910196
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for distributing content, the method comprising: after a broadcast area associated with an electronic device is periodically identified based at least in part on the electronic device's location, receiving, via one or more processors, a request for content associated with the broadcast area, (a) the broadcast area defining a geographic region in which each of a plurality of broadcasters has the right to and does provide respective over-the-air broadcasts, (b) the request for content being generated by the electronic device, and (c) the requested content corresponding to at least one of the over-the-air broadcasts for the broadcast area; determining, via the one or more processors, whether the request for content is in compliance with one or more distribution parameters, the one or more distribution parameters associated with the requested content corresponding to at least one of the one or more over-the-air broadcasts for the broadcast area; and after determining that the request for content is in compliance with the one or more distribution parameters, causing distribution of, via the one or more processors, the content to the electronic device.