Patent ID: 8875170

Claim:
A system for content roaming comprising: a. a primary content provider module associated with a domestic location; b. a content place-shifting module configured to connect to a local display device and that is operative to receive content from the primary content provider module, and transmit the content via a wide area network to a remote viewing module, wherein the remote viewing module is located at a foreign location and comprises a conditional access or digital rights management client; and c. a content access management module, which is operative to: i. communicate with the primary content provider module, the content place-shifting module, the remote viewing module, and a secondary content provider module that is associated with the foreign location; ii. receive requests for transmission of the content from the primary content provider module or the secondary content provider module to the content place-shifting module or the remote viewing module, wherein the requests originate from the remote viewing module or the content place-shifting module; iii. broker the payment of a fee between the primary content provider module or the remote viewing module, and the secondary content provider module when the primary content provider module does not have the right to transmit the content to the remote viewing module; and iv. authorize transmission of the content to the remote viewing module if authorization is obtained from the primary content provider module or the secondary content provider module, wherein if the content is a censored version, authorize transmission of the censored version of the content to the remote viewing module if the foreign location requires censorship.