Patent ID: 8868463

Claim:
A computerized method of managing digital rights, the method comprising: receiving, at a video head end (VHE) server that is part of a multimedia content distribution service, a request to record media content that is associated with a content source; recording the media content at the VHE server in response to the request to record the media content; determining a number of requests to record the media content received at the VHE server; sending a recording request to a super video head end (SVHE) to record the media content in response to determining that the number of requests equals or exceeds a threshold, wherein the SVHE records the media content after receiving the recording request; providing a graphical user interface (GUI) accessible to a content manager at the content source, the GUI including: a list of the recorded media content, at least one selectable element associated with each item of the list accessible to select media content and to configure digital rights associated with the selected media content, the list of the recorded media content including information relating to whether a particular recorded media content item is stored at the VHE server or is stored at the SVHE; a number of recordings associated with each item of the list, wherein the number of recordings indicates how many recordings were made of a particular item of the list; and a selectable indicator to configure at least one offer profile; receiving data that associates the at least one offer profile with the selected media content; providing an interface to multiple set top box devices for purchase of the selected media content by subscribers based on the at least one offer profile; receiving, from at least one set top box device of the multiple set top box devices, a purchase request to purchase the selected media content; and sending the selected media content from one of the VHE server and the SVHE to the at least one set top box device in response to processing the purchase request.