Patent ID: 7797721

Claim:
A subscription video system for providing content by subscription using an Internet connection, the subscription video system comprising: a program database for storing a plurality of video content objects, and an interface configured to receive a request to initiate a subscription with a first Internet Protocol (IP) address for a particular account using the Internet, wherein: the subscription for the particular account allows use of the plurality of video content objects by the particular account without individually charging for the plurality of video content objects, a first connection bandwidth over the Internet to the first IP address is determined to be greater than a first threshold value before authorizing the subscription to initiate the particular account, a request to access the subscription of the particular account after successful creation is received from a second IP address with the Internet, a second connection bandwidth over the Internet to the second IP address is determined to be greater than a second threshold value before authorizing one of a product different from another product or a level of service for the subscription different from another level of service, the first IP address is different from the second IP address, and the first threshold is different than the second threshold.